The implementation of this option is also possible, by virtue of an agreement between the employer and the worker, in cases where there is no collective agreement in force and there is no workers' representation within the undertaking or the business that is empowered, in accordance with national law and/or practice, to conclude a collective agreement or an agreement between the two sides of industry on the issue."
Šo tiesību īstenošana iespējama arī ar līgumu starp darba devēju un darba ņēmēju, kad neviens koplīgums nav spēkā un, ja saskaņā ar valsts tiesību aktiem un/vai praksi attiecīgajā uzņēmumā vai iestādē nav personāla pilnvarotas pārstāvniecības, slēdzot šīs nozares koplīgumu vai līgumu starp sociālajiem partneriem.