Davey Water Products Pty Ltd

[2020] FWCA 5312

[2020] FWCA 5312

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Davey Water Products Pty Ltd
(AG2020/2775)

DAVEY WATER PRODUCTS PTY LTD ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2020

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER HARPER-GREENWELL	MELBOURNE, 5 OCTOBER 2020

Application for approval of the Davey Water Products Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2020.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Davey Water Products Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2020 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Davey Water Products Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] 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 Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[3] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) 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 was approved on 5 October 2020 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 12 October 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2021.

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