Bickford’s Australia Pty Ltd

[2017] FWCA 4500

[2017] FWCA 4500

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Bickford’s Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2017/3439)

BICKFORD’S AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017 (PRODUCTION AND LOGISTICS EMPLOYEES)

Food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing industry
COMMISSIONER JOHNS	SYDNEY, 30 AUGUST 2017

Application for approval of the Bickford’s Australia Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2017 (Production and Logistics Employees).

[1] On 10 August 2017 Bickford’s Australia Pty Ltd (Applicant) made an application for approval of the Bickford’s Australia Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2017 (Production and Logistics Employees) (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was lodged within 14 days after it was made.

[3] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached as Annexure A. The Commission is 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.

[4] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, the Commission is satisfied that each of the requirements of ss 186, 187, 188 and 190, as are relevant to this application for approval, have been met.

[5] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s 54 of the Act the Agreement will operate from 6 September 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2021.

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ANNEXURE A