Translation of "pratique déloyale " (French → English) :

unfair labor practice | unfair labour practice | unfair practice | improper practice | unfair employment practice

unfair labour practice | unfair labor practice | unfair practice

unfair competitive practices

unfair competitive practices

complaint respecting unfair practices

restriction on competition [ discriminatory trading practice | distortion of competition | illegal trade practice | unfair competition | unfair trade practice | distortion of competition(GEMET) | discriminatory trade practices(UNBIS) | unfair competition(UNBIS) ]

good manufacturing practices | GMP | good practices | good manufacturing practice

whereas UTPs can have harmful consequences for the individual entities in the food supply chain, particularly in the case of farmers and SMEs, which in turn can have an impact on the entire EU economy, as well as on final consumers by limiting their choice of products and access to new and innovative goods; whereas UTPs may have an impact on price negotiations between enterprises, discourage cross-border trade in the EU and hinder the proper functioning of the internal market; whereas, in particular, unfair practices can result in enterprises cutting back on investment and innovation, including in the fields of environmental protection ...[+++], working conditions and animal welfare, owing to a reduction in income and a lack of certainty, and may lead them to abandon production, processing or trading activities.

Notes that there is EU legislation already in place to combat unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices (Directive 2005/29/EC), but points out that there is no EU legislation to combat unfair practices between different operators in the agri-food chain.

Here are some examples of unfair practices: changing the conditions of employment after notification of an application for certification; negotiating in bad faith, if it can be demonstrated—this is an unfair practice recognized in the Canada Labour Code; interfering in the business of the union is an unfair practice on the part of the employer; failing to fulfil its duty of fair representation is an unfair practice on the part of the union; failing to provide members with financial statements is also an unfair practice under the Canada Labour Code and is subject to a penalty.

On the matter of certification where unfair labour practices arise, CNTU supports section 99.1, which permits the Board to certify, despite a lack of evidence of support by a majority of employees in the unit if the employer has failed to comply with the prohibition on unfair labour practices in circumstances in which the Board is of the opinion that, but for the unfair labour practices, the trade union could reasonably have been expected to have had the support of a majority of the employees in the unit.