What (who) is bargaining counter - definition
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![A Radhound Geiger counter measuring radiation emitted by a tree in [[Chernobyl]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Geiger counter measuring tree at Chernobyl.jpg?width=200 "A Radhound Geiger counter measuring radiation emitted by a tree in [[Chernobyl]]")
![G-M pancake detector (right) feeding a microcontroller data-logger (left) sending data to a PC via [[bluetooth]]. A radioactive rock was placed on the detector causing the graph (in background) to rise.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/RM-80 GM with LCD-90 Micro Controller and Wireless Bluetooth.jpg?width=200 "G-M pancake detector (right) feeding a microcontroller data-logger (left) sending data to a PC via [[bluetooth]]. A radioactive rock was placed on the detector causing the graph (in background) to rise.")
![G-M counters being used in the search for debris of satellite [[Kosmos 954]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cosmos 954 - Recovery 001.jpg?width=200 "G-M counters being used in the search for debris of satellite [[Kosmos 954]]")
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Enterprise bargaining is an Australian term for a form of collective bargaining, in which wages and working conditions are negotiated at the level of the individual organisations, as distinct from sectoral collective bargaining across whole industries. Once established, they are legally binding on employers and employees that are covered by the Enterprise bargaining agreement. An Enterprise Agreement (EA) consists of a collective industrial agreement between either an employer and a trade union acting on behalf of employees or an employer and employees acting for themselves.
By definition, an agreement, is the outcome of a negotiation, and a decision, involving multiple parties. (See Fair trade)
On the one hand, collective agreements, at least in principle, benefit employers, as they allow for improved "flexibility" in such areas as ordinary hours, flat rates of hourly pay, and performance-related conditions. Whilst collective agreements may, on the other hand, benefit some workers by providing higher pay, bonuses, additional leave and enhanced entitlements (such as redundancy pay) than an award does, they also may reduce employees' bargaining power against their employers, impacting their ability to successfully obtain such benefits. In other words, whilst those employees who are successful in negotiating an Enterprise Agreement may receive greater benefits than those who are not, the overall number of employees earning comparatively high benefits may be reduced because few employees obtain an Enterprise Agreement.
