Baiada Poultry Pty Ltd

[2018] FWCA 2242

[2018] FWCA 2242

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

decision

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

Baiada Poultry Pty Ltd

(AG2017/6339)

Baiada Poultry Pty Ltd Tamworth Plant & Oakburn (Maintenance Employees) Enterprise Agreement  2017 - 2021

Manufacturing and associated industries
Commissioner McKinnon	MELBOURNE, 19 APRIL 2018

Application for approval of the Baiada Poultry Pty Ltd Tamworth Plant & Oakburn (Maintenance Employees) Enterprise Agreement  2017 - 2021.

1. An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Baiada Poultry Pty Ltd Tamworth Plant & Oakburn (Maintenance Employees) Enterprise Agreement  2017 - 2021 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Baiada Poultry Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

1. The Applicant 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.

1. Subject to the undertakings referred to above, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

1. The Australian Workers’ Union and “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

1. The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 26 April 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 17 October 2021.

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