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Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Anglicare Tasmania Inc. T/A Anglicare Tasmania
(AG2021/6569)

ANGLICARE TASMANIA INC. ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 2021

Social, community, home care and disability services
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 27 AUGUST 2021

Application for approval of the Anglicare Tasmania Inc. Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2021.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Anglicare Tasmania Inc. Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2021 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Anglicare Tasmania Inc. T/A Anglicare Tasmania. 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 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[4] The Health Services Union of Australia, the Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have each 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 organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 3 September 2021. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 May 2023.

COMMISSIONER

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Annexure A

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Anglicare Tasmania Inc., trading as Anglicare Tasmania, applied to the Fair Work Commission for the approval of their Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2021. The dispute involved the terms and conditions of employment for the organisation's employees, including issues of wages, hours of work, leave entitlements, and other employment-related matters. The Fair Work Commission, as the body responsible for resolving such disputes, heard the application and examined the terms of the proposed agreement.

The primary legal issues before the Commission were whether the proposed agreement complied with the relevant provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 and whether it provided for the fair and equitable treatment of employees. This involved assessing whether the agreement met the requirements for "modern awards" and "registered agreements," as outlined in the Act, and ensuring that the agreement did not unfairly disadvantage any party. The Commission also had to consider whether the agreement promoted harmonious, productive, and cooperative workplace relations.

The Fair Work Commission found that the proposed agreement was consistent with the requirements of the Fair Work Act and did indeed promote fair and equitable treatment of employees. The agreement was deemed to be a "single-employer" agreement, and the Commission was satisfied that it provided for appropriate wages and conditions that were no less favourable than those provided by the relevant modern award. The Commission also found that the agreement was in line with the principles of good faith bargaining and cooperative workplace relations. Consequently, the Commission approved the Anglicare Tasmania Inc. Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2021.

As a result of the Commission's decision, the Anglicare Tasmania Inc. Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2021 was approved and came into effect on the date specified in the agreement. This outcome ensured that the employees of Anglicare Tasmania were covered by a legally binding agreement that provided for their fair and equitable treatment, while also promoting harmonious and productive workplace relations.

Anglicare Tasmania Inc. T/A Anglicare Tasmania

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