Adventist Healthcare Limited

[2017] FWCA 3725

[2017] FWCA 3725

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Adventist Healthcare Limited
(AG2017/1955)

ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE LIMITED ALLIED HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES STAFF ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017-2020

Health and welfare services
COMMISSIONER JOHNS	SYDNEY, 17 JULY 2017

Application for approval of the Adventist HealthCare Limited Allied Health and Support Services Staff Enterprise Agreement 2017-2020.

[1] On 30 May 2017 Adventist Healthcare Limited (Applicant) made an application for approval of the Adventist HealthCare Limited Allied Health and Support Services Staff Enterprise Agreement 2017-2020 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was lodged within 14 days after it was made.

[3] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached as Annexure A. The Commission is 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. In any case, the Health Services Union has indicated its acceptance of the undertakings.

[4] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, the Commission is satisfied that each of the requirements of ss 186, 187, 188 and 190, as are relevant to this application for approval, have been met.

[5] Pursuant to s.202(4) of the Act, the model flexibility term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[6] The Health Services 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), the Commission notes that the Agreement covers this organisation.

[7] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s 54 of the Act the Agreement will operate from 24 July 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2020.

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ANNEXURE A