Alto Manufacturing Pty Ltd

[2016] FWCA 274

[2016] FWCA 274

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Alto Manufacturing Pty Ltd
(AG2015/7719)

JOEL COURT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER GREGORY	MELBOURNE, 14 JANUARY 2016

Application for approval of the Joel Court Enterprise Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Joel Court Enterprise Agreement 2015 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Alto Manufacturing Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant 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.

[3] The rates of pay are not set out in the Agreement. The rates of pay have been provided by way of undertakings from the Applicant and have been approved by the bargaining representatives. I am prepared to accept the undertakings, however at the request of the parties, the undertakings relating to rates of pay will not be published with the decision.

[4] 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.

[5] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and the National Union of Workers, being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 21 January 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 September 2018.

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Annexure A