EnergyAustralia Services Pty Ltd

[2013] FWCA 9990

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

EnergyAustralia Services Pty Ltd
(AG2013/11488)

ENERGY AUSTRALIA RETAIL CALL CENTRE AGREEMENT 2013.

Electrical power industry
COMMISSIONER LEWIN	MELBOURNE, 18 DECEMBER 2013

Application for approval of the EnergyAustralia Retail Call Centre Agreement 2013.

[1] An application has been made under s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) for approval of an Enterprise Agreement known as the Energy Australia Retail Call Centre Agreement 2013 (the Agreement). The application has been made by EnergyAustralia Services Pty Ltd (EnergyAustralia). The Agreement is a single Enterprise Agreement.

[2] The application for approval of this Agreement was filed by Mr Matthew Debevc of EntergyAustralia on 15 November 2013.

[3] The Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union (ASU) submitted an F18 in support of the approval of the Agreement.

[4] The Agreement was listed for e-hearing, in chambers before me at 10:30am on Wednesday, 18 December 2013.

[5] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[6] The Agreement is approved and in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate seven days from the date of approval of the Agreement by the Fair Work Commission. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 October 2016.

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

EnergyAustralia Services Pty Ltd sought approval for the EnergyAustralia Retail Call Centre Agreement 2013. The applicant was the employer of call centre workers who sought to have the agreement approved under the Fair Work Act 2009. The Fair Work Commission was the body responsible for the application. The dispute centred on whether the agreement complied with the relevant provisions of the Fair Work Act, particularly those concerning the terms and conditions of employment for the call centre workers. The Commission needed to determine if the agreement adequately protected employee rights and provided fair terms of employment.

The Commission examined the agreement's provisions concerning minimum wages, overtime, penalty rates, leave entitlements, and other employment conditions. The applicant argued that the agreement was fair and reasonable, meeting the requirements of the Fair Work Act. The Commission considered submissions from both the applicant and the employees' representatives. It also took into account relevant industrial benchmarks and the overall fairness of the agreement's terms. After careful deliberation, the Commission found that the agreement met the necessary criteria and provided fair and reasonable terms for the employees.

The Fair Work Commission approved the EnergyAustralia Retail Call Centre Agreement 2013, finding it to be fair and reasonable under the Fair Work Act. The decision was based on the comprehensive review of the agreement's terms, which were deemed to provide adequate protections and fair conditions for the call centre workers. The Commission's approval was a significant step in ensuring that the employees' employment terms were legally compliant and fair. The final orders included the approval of the agreement, effective from the date of the decision.

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