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Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia
(AG2019/2335)

ETU / AMWU & THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION & SERVICE EMPLOYEES UNION COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2019

Building, metal and civil construction industries
COMMISSIONER JOHNS	SYDNEY, 2 AUGUST 2019

Application for approval of the ETU / AMWU & THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR Construction & Service Employees Union Collective Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the ETU / AMWU & THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR Construction & Service Employees Union Collective Agreement 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia. 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.

[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 application was not lodged within 14 days after the agreement was made. Pursuant to s.185(3)(b), in all the circumstances I consider it fair to extend the time for making the application to the date it was actually made.

[5] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) & Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia 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) I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 9 August 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 March 2022.

COMMISSIONER

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Annexure A

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The applicant union, the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia, sought approval for the collective agreement between itself and Thyssenkrupp Elevator Construction & Service. The application was brought before the Fair Work Commission, which was required to determine whether the agreement met the necessary standards under the Fair Work Act 2009. The legal issues before the Commission included whether the agreement provided for the fair and reasonable terms and conditions of employment, including the minimum rates of pay and conditions, and whether it complied with the provisions of the Fair Work Act.

The Commission considered the terms of the agreement, including the minimum rates of pay, penalty rates, and other employment conditions. The Commission found that the agreement provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions of employment and was in compliance with the Fair Work Act. The Commission also noted that the agreement provided for a dispute resolution process that was fair and efficient. The Commission approved the agreement, subject to certain modifications to address minor technical issues.

The Fair Work Commission approved the collective agreement between the union and Thyssenkrupp Elevator Construction & Service, subject to minor modifications. The Commission found that the agreement provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions of employment and was in compliance with the Fair Work Act. The modifications required by the Commission addressed minor technical issues and did not affect the overall fairness of the agreement. The union and Thyssenkrupp Elevator Construction & Service were directed to implement the modified agreement.

Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia

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