Alliance Airlines Pty Limited

[2020] FWCA 5443

[2020] FWCA 5443

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Alliance Airlines Pty Limited
(AG2020/2776)

ALLIANCE AIRLINES PTY LTD AIRCRAFT ENGINEERS (NTH QLD) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2020

Airline operations
COMMISSIONER YILMAZ	MELBOURNE, 13 OCTOBER 2020

Application for approval of the Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd Aircraft Engineers (Nth QLD) Enterprise Agreement 2020.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd Aircraft Engineers (Nth QLD) Enterprise Agreement 2020 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Alliance Airlines Pty Limited. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer 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. The undertakings are taken to be a term of 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 are relevant to this application for approval and have been met. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in ss.186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[4] The Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association 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.

[5] The Agreement is approved and in accordance with s.54, will operate from 20 October 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 12 October 2024.

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Annexure A