declaration of generally binding nature of a collective agreement

non TB collective agreement [ collective agreement negotiated with an organization other than TB | separate employer collective agreement ]

bound by a collective agreement [ party to a collective agreement ]

framework agreement [ master collective agreement | master agreement ]

collective employment contract declared generally applicable

termination of agreement | expiry of a collective labour agreement

national collective employment contract | national collective employment agreement | national employment agreement

Federal Act of 28 September 1956 on the Declaration of the General Application of Collective Employment Agreements [ DGAA ]

Normally the reference period may not exceed 4 months, but derogations allow for up to 6 months in certain activities, or (by collective agreement only) up to 12 months in any activity.

In the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements of universal application, Member States may base themselves on collective agreements which are generally applicable to all similar undertakings in the geographical area and in the profession or industry concerned, and/or collective agreements which have been concluded by the most representative employers and employee organisations at national level and which are applied throughout their national territory;

Where terms and conditions of employment are laid down in collective agreements which have been declared to be universally applicable, Member States should ensure, while respecting the autonomy of social partners, that those collective agreements are made generally available in an accessible and transparent way.

The provisions on remuneration should be without prejudice to the full exercise of fundamental rights guaranteed by the Treaties, in particular Article 153(5) TFEU, general principles of national contract and labour law, applicable legislation regarding shareholders’ rights and involvement and the general responsibilities of the administrative and supervisory bodies of the institution concerned, as well as the right, where applicable, of social partners to conclude and enforce collective agreements, in accordance with national laws and traditions.