Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd Summary

[2013] FWCA 5278

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd
(AG2013/7546)

ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS PTY LTD DISTRIBUTION HEATHERTON ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2013

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER RYAN	MELBOURNE, 1 AUGUST 2013

Application for approval of the Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd Distribution Heatherton Enterprise Agreement 2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd Distribution Heatherton Enterprise Agreement 2013 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) and was made by Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd. The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] An undertaking has been given in relation to clauses 12 and 30 of the Agreement and those undertakings have become terms of the Agreement in accordance with s.191(1) of the Act and are appended at Appendix A.

[4] The National Union of Workers, being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. As required by s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54(1), will operate from 8 August 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 May 2016.

COMMISSIONER

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APPENDIX A

CaseChat Overview and Summary

Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd recently appeared before the Fair Work Commission in an application for the approval of the Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd Distribution Heatherton Enterprise Agreement 2013. The applicant, Electrolux, sought to have the proposed agreement recognised as a registered agreement under the Fair Work Act 2009. The dispute involved the terms and conditions of employment for the distribution workforce at the Heatherton site, including issues such as wages, working hours, leave entitlements, and other employment-related matters.

The primary legal issue before the Commission was whether the proposed enterprise agreement met the requirements for registration under the Fair Work Act 2009. Specifically, the Commission had to determine whether the agreement provided for minimum wages and conditions, was free from prohibited content, and had been made in good faith. The Commission also needed to consider whether the agreement complied with the procedural fairness requirements, including whether there was adequate consultation and bargaining between the parties.

The Commission found that the proposed agreement complied with all the necessary legal requirements for registration. The agreement provided for minimum wages and conditions, did not contain any prohibited content, and was made in good faith. The Commission also determined that Electrolux had engaged in adequate consultation and bargaining with the relevant employee representatives. As a result, the Commission approved the Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd Distribution Heatherton Enterprise Agreement 2013, and it was registered on the public register of approved agreements. The decision provides clarity on the requirements for enterprise agreements and reinforces the importance of good faith bargaining and consultation between employers and employees.

Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd

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