OPERATION AND ACTION OF A TRADE UNION (IN TERMS OF CZECH REPUBLIC LABOUR LAW)

• Authors: Horecký Jan
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

Social dialogue constitutes an important part in the process of shaping of social relationships. The importance of social dialogue comes to attention particularly in connection with working conditions for employees. They also have the right to establish different forms of employee representatives so that their economic, social and cultural interests can be promoted and protected with a higher level of dignity and with greater force. A trade union represents one of the fundamental employees’ representatives recognized by law and it also has the right to bargain collectively. Collective bargaining leads to the conclusion of collective agreements that guarantee better working conditions for employees. The prerequisites for operation and action of a trade union within an undertaking differ according to national legislation. The presented article points out the terms and prerequisites of operation and action of a trade union within an undertaking in the scope of the Czech legal order. It brings to attention several application impacts of a trade union’s fulfillment prerequisites of its operation and action, as well as the yet unresolved issue of plurality of trade unions.

Keywords

EN

social dialogue, labour condition, trade union, acting, right to collective bargaining

• Publisher: Labour Law Association Slovakia
• Journal: Central European Journal of Labour Law and Personnel Management
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 17-27

Contributors

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Horecký Jan