Backholer Plumbing Service Pty Ltd T/A Blue Ribbon Plumbing Pty Ltd

[2021] FWCA 6286

[2021] FWCA 6286

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Backholer Plumbing Service Pty Ltd T/A Blue Ribbon Plumbing Pty Ltd
(AG2021/7637)

BACKHOLER PLUMBING SERVICE PTY LTD ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2021-2025

Plumbing industry
COMMISSIONER YILMAZ	MELBOURNE, 14 OCTOBER 2021

Application for approval of the Backholer Plumbing Service Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2021-2025

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Backholer Plumbing Service Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2021-2025 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Backholer Plumbing Service Pty Ltd T/A Blue Ribbon Plumbing Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement. The undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[3] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 are relevant to this application for approval and have been met. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in ss.186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[4] The Agreement lodged contained an error at page 5. On 11 October 2021 the Applicant filed an amended page 5 of the Agreement correcting this error. I am satisfied that the correction should be made and that it is appropriate to do so pursuant to s.586 of the Act.

[5] The Agreement is approved and in accordance with s.54, will operate from 21 October 2021. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 13 October 2025.

COMMISSIONER

Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer

<AE513524  PR734920>

Annexure A