restrictive practice

restrictive practice
An industrial and commercial agreement or arrangement which operates in restraint of free competition even though it may be within the law. The term originates from political and managerial usage but has come to be quite commonly used in the study of labour relations . For example, restrictive practices might be agreements fixing the prices to be charged for goods, services, or labour, or the quantity supplied, or the conditions of supply. In relation to restrictive labour practices, a large degree of judgement and convention determines whether rules or procedures are regarded as proper safeguards for the customer and the wider public, or are regarded as unjustifiable and reprehensible restrictions. A typical example is the extent to which certain types of employment are restricted to people with specified qualifications and experience, or to those who are members of a closed shop . See also industrial conflict.

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  • restrictive practice — UK US noun [C] UK ► [often plural] HR, WORKPLACE a limit placed by a trade union on the types of work that its members can do: »The union has imposed restrictive practices and is inflexible in its demands. ► (also restrictive trade practice, also …   Financial and business terms

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  • restrictive practice — ► NOUN Brit. 1) an arrangement by a group of workers to limit output or restrict the entry of new workers in order to protect their own interests. 2) an arrangement in industry or trade that restricts or controls competition between firms …   English terms dictionary

  • restrictive practice — restrictive practices N COUNT: usu pl Restrictive practices are ways in which people involved in an industry, trade, or profession protect their own interests, rather than having a system which is fair to the public, employers, and other workers …   English dictionary

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  • restrictive practice — noun Brit. 1》 an arrangement by a group of workers to limit output or restrict the entry of new workers in order to protect their own interests. 2》 an arrangement in industry or trade that restricts or controls competition between firms …   English new terms dictionary

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  • restrictive — adj. imposing restrictions. Phrases and idioms: restrictive clause Gram. a relative clause, usu. without surrounding commas. restrictive practice Brit. an agreement to limit competition or output in industry. Derivatives: restrictively adv.… …   Useful english dictionary

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