Australian Workers' Union, The v Forestry Corporation of New South Wales

[2020] FWC 938

[2020] FWC 938

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

RECOMMENDATION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.739—Dispute resolution

Australian Workers’ Union, The
v
Forestry Corporation of New South Wales
(C2019/6750)

DEPUTY PRESIDENT DEAN SYDNEY, 21 FEBRUARY 2020

Application to deal with a dispute.

[1] On 4 November 2019 The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) made an application pursuant to s.739 of the Fair Work Act 2009 for the Commission to deal with a dispute with Forestry Corporation of New South Wales (FCNSW) which arises in relation to the Forestry Corporation of NSW Enterprise Agreement 2017-2020 (the Agreement).

[2] The dispute was listed for conference on 14 November 2019 and again on 20 February 2020.

[3] As a result of the discussions that have now taken place, and in the context of the catastrophic and unprecedented fires in NSW and the impact of those fires on FCNSW, the Commission RECOMMENDS that the matters the subject of this dispute be further discussed between the parties in the upcoming enterprise agreement negotiations.

[4] The Commission, as presently constituted, has offered to facilitate a conference or conferences in order to assist the parties with upcoming the enterprise agreement negotiations. An appropriate application should be made to take up this offer.

[5] This application will be stood over and the parties have liberty to apply to have this application relisted if required.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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