15 (1) The collective agreement, if any, that applies with respect to employees of a predecessor employer immediately before the changeover date continues to apply with respect to those employees who are employed by the successor employer on or after the changeover date and with respect to employees hired by the successor employer to replace such employees.  1997, c. 21, Sched. B, s. 15 (1). Expired agreements (2) If no collective agreement is in operation immediately before the changeover date, the most recent collective agreement, if any, shall be deemed to be in effect from the changeover date for the purposes of this Act and subsection (1) applies with necessary modifications.  1997, c. 21, Sched. B, s. 15 (2). Status of successor employer (3) The successor employer is bound by the collective agreement as if he, she or it had been a party to it. The successor employer shall be deemed to be the employer under the collective agreement.  1997, c. 21, Sched. B, s. 15 (3). New bargaining agents (4) If a bargaining agent has bargaining rights under section 14 but there has never been a collective agreement between the bargaining agent and the predecessor employer that applied to employees in the like bargaining unit of the predecessor employer or after the changeover date a bargaining agent is certified or voluntarily recognized as the bargaining agent for a bargaining unit of the successor employer but there has never been a collective agreement between the bargaining agent and the successor employer, the following rules apply: 1.  Before a collective agreement applying to the employees in the bargaining unit of the successor employer comes into effect, the employer shall not, without the consent of the bargaining agent, alter the rates of wages or any other term or condition of employment or any right, privilege or duty of the employer, the bargaining agent or the employees in the bargaining unit unless and until the right of the bargaining agent to represent the employees is terminated. 2.  Before a collective agreement applying to the employees in the bargaining unit of the successor employer comes into effect, the bargaining agent shall not, without the consent of the employer, alter any term or condition of employment or any right, privilege or duty of the employer, the bargaining agent or the employees in the bargaining unit.  1997, c. 21, Sched. B, s. 15 (4). (5) Repealed:  2006, c. 35, Sched. D, s. 10 (1). Employees not in bargaining unit (6) The terms and conditions of employment of an employee of the successor employer who is not in a bargaining unit are the terms and conditions of his or her contract of employment, as it may be amended from time to time.  1997, c. 21, Sched. B, s. 15 (6). Hiring, continued employment (7) No provision of a collective agreement that binds a successor employer under this section shall be applied so as to prevent the successor employer from hiring or continuing to employ an individual to perform work or assigning work to an individual if, (a)  immediately before the changeover date the individual was employed by a predecessor employer but was not employed in a bargaining unit; and (b)  the work the individual performs for the successor employer is essentially the same work that the individual performed immediately before the changeover date for the predecessor employer.  1997, c. 21, Sched. B, s. 15 (7); 2006, c. 35, Sched. D, s. 10 (2). Same (8) Subsection (7) ceases to apply if section 25 applies.  1997, c. 21, Sched. B, s. 15 (8). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2006, c. 35, Sched. D, s. 10 (1, 2) - 20/12/2006