LRD guides and handbook November 2016

Using information and consultation rights - a union rep's guide

Chapter 6

6. The negotiating process

[ch 6: page 31]

Following a valid employee ICE request or employer notification, negotiations with appointed or elected “negotiating representatives” should begin, and hopefully lead to a clear, comprehensive ICE agreement. Both sides will know that failure to successfully complete the negotiating process leads eventually to an ICE arrangement based on the default “standard provisions” (see Chapter 7).