Recognition. When the music stops.
Trade unions can no longer expect NHS employers automatically to recognise their role in negotiating employment terms and conditions on behalf of their members. NHS self-governing trusts are now free to set their own terms and conditions of employment--and to choose with whom they wish to negotiate. Roger Kline outlines the importance of recognition agreements.
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