Collective Labour Agreements Act (Wet CAO)

A collective labour agreement is understood to mean the agreement entered into by one or more employers or one or more associations of employers with…

An association of employers or of employees is only authorised to enter into collective labour agreements if the articles of association of the…

A collective labour agreement may only be entered into by means of an authentic deed or a private deed.

An association that has entered into a collective labour agreement shall ensure that each of its members who is involved in the agreement is in…

In the event of an amendment to the collective labour agreement and of an express extension of its duration, the provisions of the two preceding…

An amendment to the provisions in the articles of association of an association, which concerns the performance, amendment, extension or termination…

Where the time at which the operation of the collective labour agreement commences is not determined in the agreement itself, such operation shall…

An association that has entered into a collective labour agreement is obliged to ensure, to the extent that good faith requires, that its members…

All those who, during the term of the collective labour agreement, calculated from the moment it was entered into, are or become members of an…

The members of an association who are bound by a collective labour agreement remain bound by that agreement even after the loss of membership.

The dissolution of an association that has entered into a collective labour agreement shall have no effect on the rights and obligations arising from…

Any provision in an agreement between an employer and an employee that is contrary to a collective labour agreement by which both are bound is void…

In the absence of provisions in an employment agreement regarding matters regulated in a collective labour agreement by which both the employer and…

Unless otherwise provided in the collective labour agreement, an employer who is bound by that agreement is obliged, during the term of that…

By the transfer of an undertaking, as referred to in Article 662 of Book 7 of the Civil Code, the rights and obligations which, at that time, arise…

An association that has entered into a collective labour agreement may, if one of the other parties to that agreement or one of the members thereof…

Insofar as the damage consists of loss other than pecuniary loss, an amount to be determined on the basis of fairness shall be due as compensation.

A provision may be made in the collective labour agreement regarding damages which deviates from the provisions of the two preceding articles.

A collective labour agreement may not be entered into for a period longer than five years; without prejudice to extension, in such a manner that the…

Where a collective labour agreement has been entered into for a definite period, it shall, unless otherwise provided in the agreement, be deemed to…

The termination of a collective labour agreement must be made to all parties to that agreement. It may only be effected by registered letter or by…

Unless otherwise provided in the collective labour agreement, a notice of termination by one of the parties results in the agreement terminating for…

The consequences of a collective labour agreement, in force at the time of the entry into force of this Act, shall be assessed according to the law…

With regard to associations which, at the time of the entry into force of this Act, are a party to a collective labour agreement or have been a party…

This Act shall enter into force at a time to be determined by Us.