“Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU)

[2019] FWCA 4288

[2019] FWCA 4288

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

“Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU)
(AG2019/1192)

AMWU AND JP CONTRACTORS METALS LABOUR HIRE AGREEMENT 2016-2019

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER YILMAZ	MELBOURNE, 20 JUNE 2019

Application for approval of the AMWU and JP Contractors Metals Labour Hire Agreement 2016 - 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of a greenfields agreement known as the AMWU and JP Contractors Metals Labour Hire Agreement 2016 - 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made by “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act).

[2] This is a greenfields agreement that meets the requirements of section 172(2)(b) of the Act. I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186 and 187 of the Act are relevant to this application for approval and have been met. In accordance with s.187(5)(a) of the Act, I am satisfied that “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) is 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. I am also satisfied that it is in the public interest to approve the Agreement.

[3] The Applicant has provided written undertakings and a copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. In accordance with s.191(2) of the Act, the undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[4] Pursuant to s.53(2)(b) of the Act I note the Agreement was made with “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and that the Agreement covers this organisation.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 27 June 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2019.

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Annexure A