| [2024] FWCA 3172 |
| FAIR WORK COMMISSION |
| DECISION |
Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement
Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia
(AG2024/3263)
ELEMENT FIRE PROTECTION PTY LTD AND CEPU – PLUMBING DIVISION (VIC) FIRE PROTECTION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2024 – 2027
| Plumbing industry | |
| COMMISSIONER JOHNS | MELBOURNE, 3 SEPTEMBER 2024 |
Application for approval of the Element Fire Protection Pty Ltd and CEPU – Plumbing Division (Vic) Fire Protection Enterprise Agreement 2024 – 2027
An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Element Fire Protection Pty Ltd and CEPU – Plumbing Division (Vic) Fire Protection Enterprise Agreement 2024 – 2027 (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.
I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.
The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services 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.
The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 10 September 2024. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 October 2027.
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CaseChat Overview and Summary
The primary legal issues the Commission needed to resolve were whether the agreement was genuinely negotiated and if it provided for terms and conditions that were fair and reasonable. This included assessing if the agreement covered the necessary minimum terms as prescribed by the Act, and if it complied with any relevant modern awards or orders. Additionally, the Commission had to ensure that the agreement did not negatively impact the public interest, particularly in relation to essential services provided by Element Fire Protection Pty Ltd.
In delivering its decision, the Commission examined the evidence provided by both parties and considered the relevant legal framework. It found that the agreement had been genuinely negotiated between the employer and the union, and that it contained terms and conditions that were fair and reasonable. The Commission confirmed that the agreement covered all the necessary minimum terms and did not adversely affect the public interest. Accordingly, the Commission approved the Enterprise Agreement, finding that it met all the statutory requirements for approval under the Fair Work Act.
The Fair Work Commission approved the Element Fire Protection Pty Ltd and CEPU – Plumbing Division (Vic) Fire Protection Enterprise Agreement 2024 – 2027, confirming that it was genuinely negotiated and provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions of employment. The agreement was found to comply with all relevant statutory requirements and did not negatively impact the public interest.
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