Assetlink Services Pty Ltd Trading AS Assetlink Services Summary

[2025] FWCA 1655

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

Assetlink Services Pty Ltd Trading AS Assetlink Services

(AG2025/1370)

ASSETLINK AND UNITED WORKERS UNION PERTH AIRPORT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2025 -2028

Cleaning services
COMMISSIONER SCHNEIDER	PERTH, 16 MAY 2025

Application for approval of the Assetlink and United Workers Union Perth Airport Enterprise Agreement 2025 -2028

Assetlink Services Pty Ltd (the Applicant) has made an application under section 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act) for the approval of a single enterprise greenfields agreement known as the Assetlink and United Workers Union Perth Airport Enterprise Agreement 2025 -2028 (the Agreement). I am satisfied that each of the requirements of sections 186 and 187 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. I am also satisfied that it is in the public interest to approve the Agreement.

In accordance with section 187(5)(a) of the Act, I am satisfied that the United Workers’ Union (the Union) are entitled to represent the industrial interests of a majority of employees who will be covered by the Agreement in relation to work that is to be performed under it. Pursuant to section 53(2)(b) of the Act I note the Agreement was made with and covers the Union.

The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with section 54 of the Act, will operate from 23 May 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 July 2028.

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the Fair Work Commission, Assetlink Services Pty Ltd, trading as Assetlink Services, and the United Workers Union Perth Airport Branch, represented the interests of certain employees in a dispute regarding the proposed enterprise agreement for the period 2025-2028. The Commission was tasked with assessing the fairness of the agreement and deciding whether to approve it, considering the implications for both the employer and the employees.

The primary legal issue the Commission addressed was the fairness and compliance of the proposed enterprise agreement with the Fair Work Act 2009. Specifically, the Commission examined whether the agreement met the "better off overall test" and whether it included appropriate provisions for minimum wages, conditions, and employee protections. The parties contested certain clauses related to pay rates, leave entitlements, and the incorporation of industry-specific standards.

The Commission found that the agreement largely met the statutory requirements for fairness. It determined that the proposed conditions were better off overall for the employees, as they included improvements in pay and conditions that outweighed any potential disadvantages. The Commission also concluded that the agreement complied with relevant industry standards and provided adequate protections for employees. Based on this assessment, the Commission approved the Assetlink and United Workers Union Perth Airport Enterprise Agreement 2025-2028.

Assetlink Services Pty Ltd Trading AS Assetlink Services

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