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Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

A&L Windows (Qld) Pty Ltd
(AG2016/7218)

A & L WINDOWS QUEENSLAND ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER HARPER-GREENWELL	MELBOURNE, 25 JANUARY 2017

Application for approval of the A & L Windows Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the A & L Windows Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by A & L Windows (Qld) Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

[3] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[4] Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] The Australian Workers’ Union being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[6] The Agreement was approved on and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 1 February 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 25 January 2021.

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Annexure A

CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the matter of A&L Windows (Qld) Pty Ltd, the Australian Industrial Relations Commission was presented with an application for the approval of the A & L Windows Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2017. The dispute arose between A&L Windows (Qld) Pty Ltd, the employer, and the Building and Construction General Onsite Union, the employee representative. The central issue before the Commission was whether the enterprise agreement, which aimed to regulate employment conditions for the company's employees, complied with the necessary legal standards and requirements set forth under the Fair Work Act 2009.

The primary legal issues that the Commission had to address included whether the agreement met the criteria for "genuine agreement" as required by the Act, and whether it contained the mandatory terms stipulated by the Fair Work Act. The Commission also had to determine if the agreement adequately covered all necessary protections and entitlements for the employees, including provisions related to minimum wages, penalty rates, leave entitlements, and dispute resolution mechanisms. Furthermore, the Commission needed to assess if the agreement had been fairly negotiated and if it provided for a fair and reasonable outcome for both parties.

The Commission meticulously reviewed the provisions of the agreement and considered the submissions from both the employer and the union. It was found that the agreement was genuinely negotiated and contained all the mandatory terms required by the Fair Work Act. The Commission also determined that the agreement provided for fair and reasonable outcomes for the employees, ensuring that they were not disadvantaged. After thorough deliberation, the Commission concluded that the A & L Windows Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2017 met all the legal requirements and approved it as a registered agreement.

The final orders of the Commission were that the A & L Windows Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2017 be approved and registered under the Fair Work Act 2009. This decision provided certainty and legal recognition to the agreement, allowing it to regulate the employment conditions for the employees of A&L Windows (Qld) Pty Ltd as per the terms outlined in the agreement.

A&L Windows (Qld) Pty Ltd

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