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Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

CQMS Castings Pty Ltd
(AG2014/10733)

CQMS CASTINGS PTY LTD ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014 - 2017

Manufacturing and associated industries
SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT WATSON	MELBOURNE, 17 DECEMBER 2014

Application for approval of the CQMS Castings Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2014 - 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the CQMS Castings Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2014 - 2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by CQMS Castings Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186 and 187 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, the “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and The Australian Workers’ Union 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 the organisations.

[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 24 December 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 27 March 2017.

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

The case of CQMS Castings Pty Ltd was before the Fair Work Commission, where the dispute centred on the approval of the CQMS Castings Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2014-2017. The applicant, CQMS Castings Pty Ltd, sought the Commission's approval of the proposed agreement, which had been negotiated between the company and its employees. The legal issues at hand revolved around whether the agreement met the necessary legal standards for approval, including compliance with relevant statutory requirements and fairness to all parties involved.

The Fair Work Commission was tasked with determining if the agreement was in the best interests of the employees and the employer, and if it provided for the employees' terms and conditions of employment in a manner that was fair and reasonable. The Commission considered whether the agreement complied with the Fair Work Act 2009, including provisions related to minimum wage rates, penalty rates, and other employment standards. Additionally, the Commission examined if the agreement met the 'better off overall test', which required that the employees be no worse off and at least some better off financially under the new agreement compared to their previous conditions.

Upon reviewing the evidence and submissions from both parties, the Fair Work Commission concluded that the CQMS Castings Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2014-2017 was fair and reasonable. The Commission found that the agreement complied with the statutory requirements and provided for the employees' terms and conditions of employment in a manner that was satisfactory. The Commission approved the agreement, noting that it met the 'better off overall test' and was in the best interests of both the employees and the employer. The decision was made in the interest of maintaining harmonious industrial relations and ensuring that the agreement provided a fair and equitable outcome for all parties involved.

CQMS Castings Pty Ltd

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