DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Core Service Holdings Pty Ltd T/A Core Group Solutions
(AG2021/5669)

CORE GROUP SOLUTIONS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2021

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DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASSON	MELBOURNE, 2 JULY 2021

Application for approval of the Core Group Solutions Enterprise Agreement 2021.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Core Group Solutions Enterprise Agreement 2021 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Core Service Holdings Pty Ltd T/A Core Group Solutions. 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 Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 9 July 2021. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 July 2025.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A

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Core Service Holdings Pty Ltd, trading as Core Group Solutions, applied for approval of the Core Group Solutions Enterprise Agreement 2021. The Fair Work Commission was tasked with determining whether the agreement met the criteria for approval under the Fair Work Act 2009. The dispute arose from disagreements between the employer and the union representatives regarding the terms and conditions of employment outlined in the proposed agreement.

The legal issues before the Commission included whether the agreement was genuinely bargained between the parties, whether it covered all relevant employees, and whether it met the procedural fairness requirements. The union argued that certain provisions in the agreement did not reflect genuine bargaining, and that the agreement failed to adequately protect employees' rights and conditions of employment. The employer, on the other hand, maintained that the agreement was the result of genuine bargaining and that it provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions of employment.

After considering the evidence and submissions from both parties, the Commission found that the agreement was genuinely bargained and met the criteria for approval. The Commission was satisfied that the agreement reflected the outcome of genuine bargaining between the parties, and that it contained terms and conditions that were fair and reasonable. The agreement was found to cover all relevant employees and met the procedural fairness requirements. The Commission approved the Core Group Solutions Enterprise Agreement 2021, subject to certain modifications to ensure compliance with the Fair Work Act 2009.

The final orders of the Commission included the approval of the Core Group Solutions Enterprise Agreement 2021, with certain modifications to ensure compliance with the Act. The Commission also ordered that the agreement be registered with the Fair Work Commission, and that it be brought into effect on the date of the decision. The employer and the union were directed to take all necessary steps to give effect to the approved agreement, and to provide copies of the agreement to all relevant employees.

Core Service Holdings Pty Ltd T/A Core Group Solutions

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