Bostik Australia Pty Ltd

[2016] FWCA 7913

[2016] FWCA 7913

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Bostik Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2016/6043)

BOSTIK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (THOMASTOWN VICTORIA) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016-2019

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER ROE	MELBOURNE, 3 NOVEMBER 2016

Application for approval of the Bostik Australia Pty Ltd (Thomastown Victoria) Enterprise Agreement 2016-2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Bostik Australia Pty Ltd (Thomastown Victoria) Enterprise Agreement 2016-2019 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Bostik Australia Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] 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. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[3] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia and National Union of Workers 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 these organisations.

[4] The Agreement was approved on 3 November 2016 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 10 November 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 March 2019.

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