Bis Industries Limited T/A Bis Industries

[2014] FWCA 5152

[2014] FWCA 5152

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Bis Industries Limited T/A Bis Industries
(AG2014/1648)

BIS INDUSTRIES WHYALLA DRIVERS AND OPERATORS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014

Road transport industry
COMMISSIONER RIORDAN	SYDNEY, 31 JULY 2014

Application for approval of the Bis Industries Whyalla Drivers and Operators Enterprise Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Bis Industries Whyalla Drivers and Operators Enterprise Agreement 2014 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Bis Industries Limited trading as Bis Industries (the Applicant). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] Fair Work Commission received correspondence dated 23 July 2014, , which included further material in support of the application together with Undertakings made by and duly signed by the Group Manager - People, proposed to FWC pursuant to s.190 of the Act (the Undertakings).

[3] I am prepared to accept the Undertakings. As provided by s.191 of the Act, the Undertakings are taken to be terms of the Agreement.

[4] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[5] The Transport Workers’ Union of Australia, Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and The Australian Workers’ Union, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from seven days after the issuing of this decision. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 March 2016.

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