Airflite Pty Ltd

[2015] FWCA 2179

[2015] FWCA 2179

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Airflite Pty Ltd
(AG2015/2074)

PEARCE- AEROSPACE MAINTENANCE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014 - 2017

Airline operations
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 27 MARCH 2015

Application for approval of the Pearce- Aerospace Maintenance Enterprise Agreement 2014 - 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Pearce- Aerospace Maintenance Enterprise Agreement 2014 - 2017 (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] The Applicant has provided a written undertaking. A copy of the undertaking is attached in Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertaking will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertaking 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.

[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 “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) 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 27 March 2015 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 3 April 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 December 2017.

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ANNEXURE A