[garbagecoder]

There were many similarities to this in the US. Employment lawsuits are a constant drag on business, but this is the future they chose. Where a labor contract existed, dispute resolution was often easier similar to the way you said and can be a lot more likely to stay out of the courts. Businesses do not want to hear this. They'd rather avoid the slow drag of the union and risk never hitting the landmine of an employment lawsuit, until they do. Now there are very few unions left, especially in the private sector.