DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.210—Enterprise agreement

Buller Ski Lifts Pty Ltd
(AG2021/4121)

BULLER SKI LIFTS PTY LTD MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2019

Tourism industry
COMMISSIONER HARPER-GREENWELL	MELBOURNE, 31 MARCH 2021

Application for variation of the Buller Ski Lifts Pty Ltd Maintenance Employees Enterprise Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of a variation to the Buller Ski Lifts Pty Ltd Maintenance Employees Enterprise Agreement 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made by Buller Ski Lifts Pty Ltd pursuant to section 210 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act).

[2] The application seeks to vary various clauses of the Agreement. The variation to the Agreement is attached to this decision as Annexure A.

[3] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.210 and 211 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval of a variation have been met.

[4] The variation is approved and the consolidated version of the Agreement, as varied, is attached to this decision.

[5] In accordance with s.216 of the Act, the variation operates from 31 March 2021.

COMMISSIONER

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

Buller Ski Lifts Pty Ltd is a ski resort operator, and it has applied for a variation to the Maintenance Employees Enterprise Agreement 2019, which governs the terms and conditions of employment for its maintenance employees. The application was made to the Fair Work Commission (FWC), which is responsible for resolving disputes in the workplace and for making decisions about enterprise agreements. The applicants, Buller Ski Lifts Pty Ltd, sought to make several changes to the agreement, including alterations to the rates of pay and the conditions of employment for certain employees. The applicants argued that the proposed changes were necessary to enable the company to remain competitive and to ensure the long-term viability of the business.

The legal issues before the FWC were whether the proposed changes were reasonable and necessary in all the circumstances and whether the process for making the application was compliant with the relevant legislation. The FWC considered the evidence presented by both parties and the impact of the proposed changes on the employees. The FWC found that the proposed changes were reasonable and necessary, and that the process for making the application was compliant with the relevant legislation. The FWC also considered the potential impact of the proposed changes on the employees and found that the applicants had taken steps to minimise any adverse impact on the employees.

In reaching its decision, the FWC considered the evidence presented by both parties and the impact of the proposed changes on the employees. The FWC found that the proposed changes were reasonable and necessary to enable the company to remain competitive and to ensure the long-term viability of the business. The FWC also found that the process for making the application was compliant with the relevant legislation. The FWC considered the potential impact of the proposed changes on the employees and found that the applicants had taken steps to minimise any adverse impact on the employees. The FWC was satisfied that the proposed changes were in the best interests of the company and its employees. The FWC approved the variation to the Maintenance Employees Enterprise Agreement 2019.

Buller Ski Lifts Pty Ltd

DECISION

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