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Tips for doing searches in Negotech

The following tips will help you obtain more accurate results when doing searches on the Negotech Web site.

Note: Always press the "Enter" key to start automatically the search.

Document Language

This option allows you to select the language of the documents obtained in a search.

You can limit your search to French or English documents.

Example: If you choose the "French" option in the drop-down menu, only French documents will be retrieved in the search.

Document Status

The "Current" option allows you to limit your search to the most recent collective agreements available.

The "Historical" option allows you to obtain all of the collective agreements related to your search.

Search For

Use this field to search for a keyword in the text of collective agreements.

See Tips for searches in the "Search For" field below.

Company

Use this field when searching for collective agreements concerning a specific company.

For better results, limit your search to a main word in the company name.

List of company names still to come.

Union

Use this field when searching for collective agreements concerning a specific union.

For better results, limit your search to a main word in the union name.

List of union names still to come.

Agreement Number and Renewal Number

Use these fields if you know the number of the collective agreement.

Collective agreements have seven-digit numbers. The first five digits are the identifier and the last two indicate the generation of the collective agreement.

To find a specific collective agreement, enter the first five digits in the "Agreement Number" field. You will obtain all available generations of that collective agreement.

If you want a specific generation, enter the last two digits of the collective agreement in the "Renewal Number" field.

Tips for searches in the "Search For" field

(+) and (-) symbols

To ensure that a specific word appears in your search results, enter the plus (+) symbol before this word. If you wish to expand your search to include several words, enter the plus (+) symbol before each of these words.

If you place a minus (-) sign before a word, it will not appear in your search results.

Replacement character

By placing an asterisk (*) after a word, your search for a word will retrieve the word, but with a variety of endings.

Example: Enter procedure* to find procedure and procedures.

Use of quotation marks to find an exact expression

To find an exact expression, put quotation marks around the "expression".

Use of synonyms

Because terms may vary from one collective agreement to another, use synonyms.

Examples:

  • retirement plan versus pension plan;
  • full-time versus full-time position;
  • part-time versus part-time job versus half-time job.

Avoid using articles

All documents contain articles, such as the, a, an, etc. To improve your search results, it is better not to use articles.

Use of words with special characters and characters with accent marks

Use of words with accent marks or special characters such as the cedilla (ç) in the "Search For", "Company", and "Union" fields limits the number of hits you will get. If searching for the French word durée, you will obtain hits containing the word durée.

If you do not enter words with accent marks or special characters, a search for the French word dure will retrieve all documents containing the words dure, durée, and durer, etc.

Use of uppercase letters

The search function makes no distinction between uppercase and lowercase letters.



IMPORTANT

  • Remember to reset the search form when you begin a new search so that the criteria of your previous search is deleted. Simply click the"Reset"button at the bottom of the page.
  • The Negotech home page provides you with a series of fields to help improve your search results.
  • In the date fields "Settlement Date", "Effective Date", and "Expiry Date", use the yyyy-mm-dd format (i.e., enter January 31, 2011 as 2011-01-31).
  • For fields with a list of choices, keep the CTRL key pressed while you select several values. These fields are "Province", "Affiliation", "Jurisdiction", "Industry Sector", and "Industry Scope".

Results page and results sorting

The order in which search results are presented can be changed. The following are the options:

  • Score – descending by default (more relevant to less relevant);
  • Agreement Number – descending by default (most recent first);
  • Company Name;
  • Union Name;
  • Effective Date;
  • Expiry Date.

Once you have made your selection, press the"Submit" button.

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Date Modified:
2013-06-04