“Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) v SA Water Corporation

[2015] FWC 3145

[2015] FWC 3145

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.437—Protected action

“Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU)
v
SA Water Corporation
(B2015/500)

COMMISSIONER JOHNS SYDNEY, 7 MAY 2015

Proposed protected action ballot of employees of SA Water Corporation.

[1] On 6 May 2015, the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union (AMWU) made an application for a protected action ballot order in relation to a group of employees of the SA Water Corporation T/A SA Water (Employer).

[2] The application is made pursuant to s.437 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act).

[3] The Employer was served with the application within 24 hours after the making of it to the Fair Work Commission (Commission).

[4] The employees to be balloted are presently covered by the SA Water Corporation Enterprise Agreement 2013 (Agreement). The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2014.

[5] On 6 May 2015, the Employer confirmed in writing that it did not object to the Order being issued.

[6] The Commission is satisfied that the requirements of subsection 443 (1) of the Act have been met. Accordingly, an Order must be made.

[7] The Order [567116] will be issued concurrently with this decision.

COMMISSIONER

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