Bupa Care Services Pty Limited

[2014] FWCA 7877

[2014] FWCA 7877

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Bupa Care Services Pty Limited
(AG2014/8970)

BUPA CARE SERVICES QUEENSLAND ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014

Aged care industry
COMMISSIONER JOHNS	MELBOURNE, 6 NOVEMBER 2014

Application for approval of the Bupa Care Services Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2014.

[1] On 11 September 2014 Bupa Care Services Pty Limited (Applicant) made an application for approval of the Bupa Care Services Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2014 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was lodged within 14 days after it was made.

[3]

[4] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached as Annexure A. The Commission is satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement. In any case, the Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) and Queensland Nurses’ Union (QNU) have signed the undertakings to indicate their support.

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

[6] The AWU and QNU, 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), the Commission notes that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[7] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s 54 of the Act the Agreement will operate from 13 November 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2017.

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ANNEXURE A