LRD guides and handbook September 2013

Contracts of employment - a guide to using the law for union reps

Chapter 6

6. INCORPORATED TERMS

This Chapter looks at:

• incorporating collectively agreed terms into the employment contract;

• interpreting collectively agreed terms;

• how courts and tribunals decide whether a term is “apt” for incorporation;

• non-contractual work rules; and

• the legal effect of collectively agreed terms.