Coles Group Supply Chain Pty Ltd

[2014] FWCA 8655

[2014] FWCA 8655

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Coles Group Supply Chain Pty Ltd
(AG2014/8178)

COLES QUEENSLAND DISTRIBUTION CENTRE'S ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014

Storage services
COMMISSIONER ROE	MELBOURNE, 2 DECEMBER 2014

Application for approval of the Coles Queensland Distribution Centre's Enterprise Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Coles Queensland Distribution Centre's 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 Coles Group Supply Chain Pty Ltd (the Applicant). The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer however taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[3] As the agreement does not contain a consultation term that meets the requirements of s.205(1) and 205(1A) of the Act, pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is deemed to be a term of the agreement.

[4] The National Union of Workers and the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they wants the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with Section 201(2) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers the two organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 9 December 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 5 August 2018.

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