APB Employment Pty Ltd T/A Real Pet Food Company

[2017] FWCA 2708

[2017] FWCA 2708

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

APB Employment Pty Ltd T/A Real Pet Food Company
(AG2017/1253)

APB EMPLOYMENT PTY LTD - DUBBO ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER HARPER-GREENWELL	MELBOURNE, 17 MAY 2017

Application for approval of the APB Employment Pty Ltd - Dubbo Enterprise Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the APB Employment Pty Ltd - Dubbo Enterprise Agreement 2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by APB Employment Pty Ltd T/A Real Pet Food Company. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] Pursuant to s.202(4) of the Act, the model flexibility term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[4] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and The Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union 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 the organisations.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 17 May 2017 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 24 May 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 17 May 2021.

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