Bradken Resources Pty Ltd

[2014] FWCA 8005

[2014] FWCA 8005

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.210 - Application for approval of a variation of an enterprise agreement

Bradken Resources Pty Ltd

(AG2014/9614)

BRADKEN RESOURCES PTY LTD MACKAY ENTERPRISE

AGREEMENT 2014

Manufacturing and associated industries

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT RICHARDS BRISBANE, 18 NOVEMBER 2014

Application for variation of the Bradken Resources Pty Ltd Mackay Enterprise Agreement
2014.

[1] An application pursuant to s.210 of the Fair Work Act 2009 has been made by

Bradken Resources Pty Ltd (“the Employer”) for the approval of a variation to the Bradken
Resources Pty Ltd Mackay Enterprise Agreement 2014 (“the Agreement”).

[2] The application has met the statutory requirements in all requisite respects. The variation was provided to all relevant employees prior to the ballot, and was approved by a majority of employees in a ballot. The Australian Workers’ Union has filed a declaration in support of the variation.

[3]        The Agreement is varied as follows:

(a) In Part III(d)(ii), by deleting the text and replacing it as below:

“The Nominal Expiry Date will be 12 months from fair works acceptance date of this

agreement. It will continue to operate beyond its nominal expiry date unless replaced

or terminated in accordance with the Act.”

(b) In Part V(b), by deleting the wages table and replacing it as below:

“

Classification % Current On Acceptance

of Agreement

(8% decrease)

Engineering 50.63% $15.52 $14.28

Production	Person
(Level 1)

Engineering 58.93% $18.68 $17.19

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Production	Person
(Level 2)

Existing Engineering $22.67 $20.86

Production	Person
Level 5

Engineering 75.03% $23.00 $21.16

Production	Person
(Level 3)

Engineering 91.81% $28.15 $25.90

Production	Person
(Level 4)

Trades Assistant (Level	82.5%	$25.29	$23.27
1)
Existing	Engineering	$25.57	$23.52

Production	Person
Level 4

Trades Assistant (Level	85.91%	$26.34	$24.23
2)
Existing Stores Person	$26.47	$24.35
Level 1
Trades Assistant (Level	88.37%	$27.09	$24.92
3)
Trades Assistant (Level	91.81%	$28.15	$25.90
4)
Existing	Engineering	$28.48	$26.20

Production	Person
Level 3

Existing Stores Person	$28.48	$26.20
Level 1A

Welder (Cert II)	94.96%	$29.11	$26.78
Boilermaker (Cert III)	100%	$30.66	$28.21
Senior Trades Person	104%	$31.89	$29.34
(Level 1)
Existing	Engineering	$31.91	$29.36

Production	Person
Level 1

Senior Trades Person	107.5%	$32.96	$30.32
(Level 2)
Senior Trades Person	111%	$34.03	$31.31
(Level 3)

Trainee Production 100% $30.66 $28.21

Co-Ordinator

Area Production Co-	104%	$31.89	$29.34
Ordinator
Workshop Production	107.5%	$32.96	$30.32
Co-Ordinator

Senior Workshop 111% $34.03 $31.31

Production	Co-
Ordinator

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[4]        The variation is approved and will come into operation on 18 November 2014.

[5]        A consolidated copy of the Agreement is attached to this decision.

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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