Ararat Retirement Village Inc. T/A Gorrinn Village

[2017] FWCA 670

[2017] FWCA 670

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Ararat Retirement Village Inc. T/A Gorrinn Village
(AG2016/4947)

ARARAT RETIREMENT VILLAGE INC. (GORRINN VILLAGE), ANMF AND HSU ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014

Aged care industry
COMMISSIONER GREGORY	MELBOURNE, 2 FEBRUARY 2017

Application for approval of the Ararat Retirement Village Inc. (trading as Gorrinn Village), ANMF and HSU Enterprise Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Ararat Retirement Village Inc. (trading as Gorrinn Village), ANMF and HSU Enterprise Agreement 2014 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Ararat Retirement Village Inc. T/A Gorrinn Village. 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.

[4] The Health Services Union of Australia and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover them. 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 9 February 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 May 2017.

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Annexure A