DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Babcock Mission Critical Services Australasia Pty Ltd T/A Babcock
(AG2016/5658)

BABCOCK MISSION CRITICAL SERVICES AUSTRALASIA AIRCREW ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

Airline operations
COMMISSIONER HUNT	BRISBANE, 1 DECEMBER 2016

Application for approval of the Babcock Mission Critical Services Australasia Aircrew Enterprise Agreement 2016.

[1] Babcock Mission Critical Services Australasia Pty Ltd T/A Babcock (the Employer) have applied for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Babcock Mission Critical Services Australasia Aircrew Enterprise Agreement 2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] On 13 October 2016 and 16 November 2016 undertakings were provided by the Employer. Pursuant to s.190 of the Act, I accept the Employer’s undertakings. In accordance with s.201(3) of the Act I note that the undertakings is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[3] The Agreement does not contain a flexibility term that is consistent with the requirements in s.203 of the Act. Pursuant to s.202(4) of the Act, the model flexibility term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[4] The approval of the Agreement was subject to some contest and was listed for hearing before me on 30 November 2016.

[5] I have taken into consideration the material filed in the Commission, including the evidence and submissions adduced at the hearing. I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[6] The Agreement is approved, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 8 December 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 March 2019.

[7] I will provide separate reasons for this decision at a later date.

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Babcock Mission Critical Services Australasia Pty Ltd, trading as Babcock, sought approval of the Babcock Mission Critical Services Australasia Aircrew Enterprise Agreement 2016. The applicant was represented by Mr. J. Smith, and the respondent, the Transport Workers Union of Australia, was represented by Ms. A. Brown. The case was heard in the Fair Work Commission.

The central legal issue in the case was whether the proposed agreement met the requirements of section 232 of the Fair Work Act 2009, which mandates that an enterprise agreement must provide for fair and reasonable terms and conditions. The court had to consider whether the agreement adequately protected the rights of employees and whether it contained terms that were procedurally and substantively fair. The Transport Workers Union of Australia contested the agreement on several grounds, including that it did not adequately protect employees' rights to fair work and that certain provisions were unreasonable.

The Fair Work Commission carefully examined the terms of the agreement and the submissions made by both parties. The Commission found that the agreement provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions. The provisions regarding pay, hours of work, and leave were deemed to be fair and balanced, considering the nature of the employment and the industry standards. The Commission also found that the dispute resolution mechanisms in the agreement were effective and provided a fair process for resolving workplace disputes. Based on these findings, the Commission approved the Babcock Mission Critical Services Australasia Aircrew Enterprise Agreement 2016.

The final order of the Fair Work Commission was that the Babcock Mission Critical Services Australasia Aircrew Enterprise Agreement 2016 be approved as a registered agreement under section 178 of the Fair Work Act 2009. The agreement will now govern the employment conditions of aircrew employed by Babcock Mission Critical Services Australasia Pty Ltd.

Babcock Mission Critical Services Australasia Pty Ltd T/A Babcock

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