Collective Agreement Handbook: A Guide for Employers and Employees, Third Edition provides the best framework for a clear understanding of collective agreements in Canada. It includes sample clauses and sets out the common concepts of collective agreements and explains the meaning of the standard provisions and their most frequent variations.

This resource helps you to:

• Understand the collective bargaining process and how workplace rights and obligations are established
• Interpret clauses in day-to-day applications of collective agreements
• Make informed decisions when negotiating the terms of a new collective agreement

The third edition includes:

• A discussion of changes to the Ontario's Human Rights Code to prohibit mandatory retirement
• New commentary and sample clauses on the duty to accommodate
• Discussion of the expanding jurisdiction of arbitrators to enforce employment related statutes and disputes
• New commentary on witness duty, including a sample clause
• New commentary on how holiday pay is calculated under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000
• Updated commentary on parental leave, personal emergency leave, family leave, and military service leave
• Expanded coverage of public sector examples