Industrial Agreement

Nowadays, in Ukraine there is a system of industrial agreements the conclusion of which is stated by the law of Ukraine «On Collective Agreements». 

The parties of industrial agreement are All-Ukrainian branch employers’ associations and trade-union organizations as well as their associations of the corresponding level, which have plenary powers, necessary for the negotiation-making process, conclusion of treaty and realization of its norms.

Law determines the range of questions which can be regulated by industrial agreements:

• setting of norms and labor payment;
• establishment of minimum social guarantees, indemnifications, privileges in the field of labor and employment;
• labour relations;
• labour protection;
• medical, cultural service;
• organization of health and rest;
• terms of labour payment funds growth;
• setting the interqualifying (interpost) correlations in wages.

The provisions of industrial agreement cannot worsen the position of the hired workers comparatively with General Agreement.