(1) The parties of the social partnership at unit level are the employees and the employers, in the person of the empowered representatives in the established way.

(2) The parties of the social partnership at national, branch and territorial level are the respective trade unions, employers' associations and public authorities, in the person of the empowered representatives in the established manner.

(3) Public authorities are part of the social partnership in cases when they evolve as employers or their representatives empowered by law or by employers.