Catholic Employment Relations Limited

[2021] FWCA 4352

[2021] FWCA 4352

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Catholic Employment Relations Limited
(AG2021/6028)

CATHOLIC EDUCATION OFFICE, ARCHDIOCESE OF CANBERRA AND GOULBURN, ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2020

Educational services
COMMISSIONER JOHNS	SYDNEY, 21 JULY 2021

Application for approval of the Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, Enterprise Agreement 2020.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, Enterprise Agreement 2020 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Catholic Employment Relations Limited. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. I am 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. The undertakings are taken to be a term of 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 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[4] The Independent Education Union of Australia 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.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 28 July 2021. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2022.

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Annexure A