APB Employment Pty Ltd T/A Real Pet Food Company

[2016] FWCA 4891

[2016] FWCA 4891

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

APB Employment Pty Ltd T/A Real Pet Food Company
(AG2016/1374)

APB EMPLOYMENT PTY LTD INGLEBURN PROCESS WORKERS ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 2016

Food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing industry
COMMISSIONER HARPER-GREENWELL	MELBOURNE, 21 JULY 2016

Application for approval of the APB Employment Pty Ltd Ingleburn Process Workers Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the APB Employment Pty Ltd Ingleburn Process Workers Enterprise Bargaining 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] 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] 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. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[4] The Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union, 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 was approved on 21 July 2016 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 28 July 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 18 March 2020.

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Annexure A