Collective Bargaining

Abstract

The Association Agreement concluded in 2014 by and between the European Union and theEuropean Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, on the one part, and Georgia onthe other part, obliges Georgian Government to respect, promote and realize in its law andpractice the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining. The research aims atemphasizing the main aspects promoting the effective recognition of the right to collectivebargaining.The research highlights the necessity of establishing the notion of “extension” of a collectiveagreement and stating the mandatory and voluntary issues of collective bargaining on thestatutory level, as an effective means for protecting employees’ interests. Additionally, theresearch considers the mechanism of collective bargaining as a token of the commonwealth andthe economic stability of the country and evaluates its impact on the prevention and settlement ofcollective disputes. Consequently, it is aimed at detecting the shortcomings of the presentGeorgian law and to propose possible ways of improvement