Industrial Relations Act 1960 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Collective Bargaining
26. Collective agreement deemed to be award
Feedback & supportA collective agreement, a memorandum of which has been certified by a Court, shall be deemed to be an award for the purposes of this Act and shall be binding on —
collective agreement
“collective agreement” means an agreement as to industrial matters;
the parties to the collective agreement;
any successor to, or any transferee, assignee or transmittee of, the undertaking of an employer bound by an agreement, including any corporation which has acquired or taken over the undertaking of such an employer;
transferee
“transferee” means the person to whom an undertaking is transferred and who becomes the employer of the transferor’s employees by virtue of section 18A of the Employment Act 1968;
any successor to a trade union of employees which was a party to the collective agreement; and
trade union
“trade union” means a trade union of employees or employers registered under any written law for the time being in force relating to the registration of trade unions;
any person or trade union upon whom it is declared to be binding by order made by the Minister under section 41.