DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Brightstar Logistics Pty Limited T/A Brightstar Logistics
(AG2020/2714)

BRIGHTSTAR LOGISTICS PTY LIMITED ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2020

Storage services
DEPUTY PRESIDENT BOYCE	SYDNEY, 3 NOVEMBER 2020

Application for approval of the Brightstar Logistics Pty Limited Enterprise Agreement 2020.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement to be known as the Brightstar Logistics Pty Limited Enterprise Agreement 2020 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act). It has been made by Brightstar Logistics Pty Limited (Employer). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer has provided written undertakings dated 21 October 2020. Those undertakings are attached at Annexure A to this decision and become terms of the Agreement. I am satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement (as compared to the relevant provisions of the Storage and Wholesale Award 2010), and that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

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

[4] I am satisfied the more beneficial entitlements of the NES will prevail where there is an inconsistency between the Agreement and the NES.

[5] Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[6] The United Workers’ Union, being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act, I note that the Agreement covers this organisation.

[7] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 10 November 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A

CaseChat Overview and Summary

Brightstar Logistics Pty Limited, trading as Brightstar Logistics, applied to the Fair Work Commission for the approval of the Brightstar Logistics Pty Limited Enterprise Agreement 2020. The dispute concerned the terms and conditions of employment for the company's employees, specifically addressing wages, hours of work, and other employment-related matters. The Fair Work Commission was the tribunal tasked with determining whether the agreement complied with the relevant legislative framework.

The primary legal issues the court had to address were whether the proposed enterprise agreement met the statutory requirements for approval under the Fair Work Act 2009. This involved assessing whether the agreement provided for minimum terms and conditions, including minimum wages, reasonable hours of work, and other employment protections. Additionally, the court needed to consider whether the agreement was negotiated in good faith and whether it provided for proper dispute resolution mechanisms.

The Fair Work Commission examined the agreement in detail, considering the bargaining positions of the parties and the extent to which the agreement met the statutory criteria. The court found that the agreement provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions of employment, including appropriate wage rates and working hours. It was also determined that the agreement was negotiated in good faith and contained adequate dispute resolution provisions. Consequently, the Commission approved the enterprise agreement, recognising its compliance with the necessary legislative standards.

No specific final orders were issued beyond the approval of the enterprise agreement. The agreement now serves as the basis for the terms and conditions of employment for Brightstar Logistics' employees, subject to the enforcement and interpretation by the Fair Work Commission or other relevant tribunals.

Brightstar Logistics Pty Limited T/A Brightstar Logistics

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