Alstom Transport Australia Pty Limited

[2015] FWCA 8744

[2015] FWCA 8744

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.210 - Application for approval of a variation of an enterprise agreement

Alstom Transport Australia Pty Limited
(AG2015/6981)

TRANSDEV SYDNEY MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014 - 2017

Manufacturing and associated industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT LAWRENCE	SYDNEY, 17 DECEMBER 2015

Application for variation of the Transdev Sydney Maintenance Technicians Enterprise Agreement 2014 - 2017.

[1] An application pursuant to s.210 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) has been made by Alstom Transport Australia Pty Limited (“the Employer”) for approval of a variation to the Transdev Sydney Maintenance Technicians Enterprise Agreement 2014 – 2017 (“the Agreement”). The application was lodged on 17 December 2015.

[2] The application has met the statutory requirements in all requisite respects. The variation was provided to all relevant employees prior to the ballot and the requirements of s.211 have been satisfied.

[3] The application seeks to vary the Agreement by changing the name of the Agreement from the Transdev Sydney Maintenance Technicians Enterprise Agreement 2014 – 2017 to Alstom Transport Australia Pty Ltd Sydney Light Rail Maintenance Technicians Enterprise Agreement 2015 – 2017 and by changing the name of the company from Transdev Sydney Pty Ltd to Alstom Transport Australia Pty Ltd where it appears within the agreement.

[4] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (“the CEPU”) which is an organisation covered by the Agreement, has filed a statutory declaration in support of the variation.

[5] The variation was approved by a majority of employees, in accordance with s.209 on 30 November 2015.

[6] The variation to the Agreement is approved and will come into operation from 17 December 2015.

[7] The consolidated agreement, as varied, is attached to this decision.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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