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ACCC ACTION; How can the ACCC help?
Topic Started: November 17, 2015, 4:27 pm (126 Views)
Subbie1236

At the meeting last night you mentioned sending an application to the ACCC regarding the new ISGM contract. This in turn will delay any tactics telstra have in restricting or stopping TOW being enforced on my company. Can you please remind me and post up what was discussed for this who weren't there?
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Collective bargaining

Collective bargaining is an arrangement where two or more competitors come together to negotiate with a supplier or a customer over terms, conditions and prices. A group of businesses may sometimes appoint a representative, such as an industry association, to act on its behalf in the negotiations.

Collective boycott

A collective boycott occurs when a group of competitors agree not to acquire goods or services from, or not to supply goods or services to, a business with whom the group is negotiating, unless the business accepts the terms and conditions offered by the group.

Exemptions

In some circumstances, allowing collective arrangements may be in the public interest. For example smaller businesses can face challenges when negotiating with larger businesses and the outcomes from these negotiations may not be the most efficient or optimal. By getting together, small businesses may have a better opportunity to have input into negotiations than if they stay on their own.

The Act therefore allows protection from legal action to be granted to parties to engage in anti-competitive conduct, including collective bargaining, when there are public benefits that would outweigh the detriments to competition.
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What is collective bargaining?

Collective bargaining refers to an arrangement under which two or more competitors in an industry come together to negotiate terms and conditions (which can include price) with a supplier or a customer. A group of businesses may sometimes appoint arepresentative, such as an industry association, to act on its behalf in the negotiations.

Examples of collective bargaining
A group of independent contractors who transport concrete agree to form a group tonegotiate with Concrete Limited the terms and conditions, including price, at whichthey will transport concrete.

A number of hotels decide that as a group, they will negotiate the terms andconditions of pay-TV services acquired from Pay TV Services Limited. After furtherconsideration the hotels decide that their industry association should participate in collective negotiations on their behalf.
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What is a collective boycott?

In the context of collective bargaining, a collective boycott occurs when a group of competitors agree not to acquire goods or services from, or not to supply goods or services to, a business with whom the group is negotiating, unless the business accepts the terms and conditions offered by the collective bargaining group.

Example of a collective boycott

A group of independent chicken meat growers seek to collectively negotiate the terms and conditions, including price, at which they will provide their growing services to a chicken meat processor (collective bargaining).
The chicken meat growers also intend to collectively refuse to provide growing services to the chicken meat processor if agreement on the chicken growing
contracts cannot be reached. This is a collective boycott because a group of competitors (the chicken meat growers) are collectively agreeing not to provide their services to the chicken meat processor.
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Moby

When does the accc business take affect?
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Hi Moby, we are currently seeking advice on the best way to proceed. There will be further meetings to discuss progress and the best way forward.
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