R-8.3 - Act respecting the process of negotiation of collective agreements and the settlement of disputes in the municipal sector

Section 54 Disposition versions

2016-11-02

54. For collective agreements expired before 1 January 2014 for which no new collective agreements have been reached by the parties before 2 November 2016, the notice provided for in section 4 or 38 must be given by the employer on the 75th day after 2 November 2016.

For collective agreements expired in 2014 for which no new collective agreements have been reached by the parties before 2 November 2016, the notice provided for in section 4 or 38 must be given by the employer on the 105th day after 2 November 2016.

For collective agreements expired in 2015 for which no new collective agreements have been reached by the parties before 2 November 2016, the notice provided for in section 4 or 38 must be given by the employer on the 135th day after 2 November 2016.

For collective agreements expired between 1 January 2016 and the 90th day before 2 November 2016 for which no new collective agreements have been reached by the parties before 2 November 2016, the notice provided for in section 4 or 38 must be given by the employer on the 150th day after 2 November 2016.

The parties may jointly send the notice provided for in sections 4 and 38 before the expiry of the time limits provided for in the preceding paragraphs.

The stage of negotiation provided for in section 4 is deemed to begin on 2 November 2016 when

(1)  a collective agreement expiring within 90 days before or after that date is being renewed; or

(2)  a first collective agreement involving an association that has been certified less than 90 days before that date is being negotiated.

The second and third paragraphs of section 4 and the third and fourth paragraphs of section 38 apply with the necessary modifications.

The Minister may act on the Minister’s own initiative if no notice has been received on the 15th day after the day of expiry of a time limit provided for in the first four paragraphs.

2016, c. 24, s. 54.