1In this Act
“bargaining agent” means, in relation to any collective agreement, the bargaining agent for that agreement;(agent négociateur)
“collective agreement” means
(convention collective)
(a)
a collective agreement or arbitral award under the
Public Service Labour Relations Act, and
(b)
a collective agreement under the
Industrial Relations Act relating to employees of a nursing home;
“continuing agreement” means a collective agreement the duration of which was extended by section 3 of the Expenditure Management Act, 1991, and under which there are new or increased payments to be made that have been delayed by subsection 3(3) of that Act;(convention maintenue)
“employer” means, in relation to any collective agreement, the employer for that agreement;(employeur)
“expiring agreement” means a collective agreement the duration of which was extended by section 3 of the Expenditure Management Act, 1991, but under which no new or increased payments were delayed by subsection 3(3) of that Act;(convention en voie d’expiration)
“nursing home” means a nursing home operated by a licensee under the Nursing Homes Act;(foyer de soins)
“pay freeze period” means, in relation to any continuing agreement, the period of one year which begins on the day when the first of the payments delayed under subsection 3(3) of the Expenditure Management Act, 1991 would have become due if that subsection had not been enacted and ends immediately before that payment becomes due in accordance with that subsection;(période de gel de la rémunération)
“public service” has the same meaning as in the Public Service Labour Relations Act;(services publics)
“separate employer” has the same meaning as in the Public Service Labour Relations Act.(employeur distinct)