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Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Airflite Pty Ltd
(AG2016/7714)

AIRFLITE EAST SALE - AEROSPACE MAINTENANCE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016 - 2019

Airline operations
COMMISSIONER ROE	MELBOURNE, 1 FEBRUARY 2017

Application for approval of the Airflite East Sale - Aerospace Maintenance Enterprise Agreement 2016 - 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Airflite East Sale - Aerospace Maintenance Enterprise Agreement 2016 - 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Airflite Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] 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.

[4] The Agreement was approved on 1 February 2017 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 8 February 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 December 2019.

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Airflite Pty Ltd, an aerospace maintenance company, was involved in an application for the approval of the Airflite East Sale – Aerospace Maintenance Enterprise Agreement 2016 – 2019. The matter was brought before the Fair Work Commission, which is responsible for regulating Australian workplace relations and ensuring compliance with employment laws.

The central legal issues the Commission was required to address were whether the proposed enterprise agreement complied with the statutory requirements set out in the Fair Work Act 2009, and if it met the "better off overall test". This test requires that the proposed agreement must provide employees with at least the same pay and conditions as they would receive under existing awards or agreements, and must offer some form of benefit to at least half of the employees covered by the agreement.

The Fair Work Commission found that the proposed enterprise agreement was compliant with the statutory requirements and met the "better off overall test". The Commission noted that the agreement provided for fair compensation and conditions for employees, and that it included provisions for increased flexibility in work arrangements, which were beneficial to both the employer and the employees. The Commission was satisfied that the proposed agreement provided a positive outcome for the majority of employees and was therefore approved.

The Fair Work Commission approved the Airflite East Sale – Aerospace Maintenance Enterprise Agreement 2016 – 2019, subject to certain conditions and modifications. The Commission's decision ensures that employees of Airflite Pty Ltd will benefit from fair pay and conditions, while also allowing for flexibility in work arrangements.

Airflite Pty Ltd

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