Bridgestone Australia Ltd.

[2015] FWCA 2998

[2015] FWCA 2998

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Bridgestone Australia Ltd.
(AG2015/2418)

BRIDGESTONE AUSTRALIA LTD. ROCKLEA, PINKENBA AND KUNDA PARK COLLECTIVE WORKPLACE AGREEMENT 2014

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 30 APRIL 2015

Application for approval of the Bridgestone Australia Ltd. Rocklea, Pinkenba and Kunda Park Collective Workplace Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Bridgestone Australia Ltd. Rocklea, Pinkenba and Kunda Park Commercial Stores 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 Bridgestone Australia Ltd (the Applicant). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant sought that the wage rates be kept confidential between the parties. Pursuant to s.594(1) of the Act, I order that the wage rates be kept confidential between the parties.

[3] The Applicant has provided a written undertaking. A copy of the undertaking is attached in Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertaking will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertaking will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

[4] Subject to the undertaking 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.

[5] The National Union of Workers being a bargaining representative for the Agreement has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[6] The Agreement was approved on 30 April 2015 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 7 May 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 October 2017.

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ANNEXURE A