DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Conplant Pty Ltd
(AG2017/2188)

CONPLANT PTY LTD ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017 - 2019

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER JOHNS	SYDNEY, 6 JULY 2017

Application for approval of the Conplant Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2017 - 2019.

[1] On 10 June 2017 Conplant Pty Ltd (Applicant) made an application for approval of the Conplant Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2017 - 2019 (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] 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 employee representatives have indicated their acceptance of the undertakings.

[4] 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.

[5] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s 54 of the Act the Agreement will operate from 13 July 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 20 May 2019.

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ANNEXURE A

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In the Fair Work Commission, Conplant Pty Ltd applied for the approval of the Conplant Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2017-2019. The applicant is an employer in the manufacturing industry, and the dispute revolves around the terms and conditions of employment for their employees, as outlined in the proposed enterprise agreement. The Commission was tasked with assessing whether the agreement met the necessary legal requirements for approval under the Fair Work Act 2009.

The primary legal issue the Commission had to address was whether the enterprise agreement complied with the statutory provisions of the Fair Work Act. This involved examining whether the agreement provided for minimum entitlements, including minimum rates of pay, leave entitlements, and other employment conditions. Additionally, the Commission needed to determine if the agreement was genuinely negotiated and not the result of any form of coercion or undue influence. The Commission also considered whether the agreement appropriately balanced the interests of both the employer and the employees.

After reviewing the application and relevant submissions, the Commission found that the enterprise agreement did indeed meet the legal requirements for approval. The agreement provided for all necessary minimum entitlements, and there was evidence of genuine negotiation between the parties. The Commission was satisfied that the agreement did not result from any form of coercion and appropriately balanced the interests of both the employer and employees. Therefore, the Commission approved the Conplant Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2017-2019.

The Commission's decision was that the enterprise agreement was approved and could be registered. This approval meant that the terms and conditions outlined in the agreement would legally bind the employer and the employees for the specified period. The Commission's decision provided clarity and legal certainty regarding the employment conditions within the company, allowing both parties to operate within a regulated framework.

Conplant Pty Ltd

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