Focusing on the various forms of social dialogue.
Tripartite process, with the government (Ministry of Labour and/or other Ministries concerned) as an official party to the dialogue. Tripartite “plus” process (when dealing with issues beyond the world of work), with actors representing specific concerns and interests of the civil society. Bipartite relations, between labour and management (or employers’ and workers’ organizations) Collective bargaining: consisting of: all negotiations which take place between an employer, a group of employers or one or more employers’ organisations, on the one hand, and one or more workers’ organisations, on the other, for: (a) determining working conditions and terms of employment; and/or (b) regulating relations between employers and workers; and/or (c) regulating relations between employers or their organisations and a workers’ organisation or workers’ organisations. Workplace cooperation: ranging from information sharing to consultation or joint decision-making.