集体协商是雇主和雇员团体之间为了决定工作环境控管协议的过程。这些协议通常设置薪资范围，工作时数 ，训练，健康安全，超时工作，申诉管道，以及参与公司事务的权利。雇员的权益通常由工会代表。

Collective bargaining is a process of negotiation between employees and a group of employers aimed at agreements to regulate working salaries. The interests of the employees are commonly presented by representatives of a trade union to which the employees belong. The collective agreements reached by these negotiations usually set out wage scales, working hours, training, health and safety, overtime, grievance mechanisms, and rights to participate in workplace or company affairs.