Farm Pride Foods Ltd

[2020] FWCA 1913

[2020] FWCA 1913

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Farm Pride Foods Ltd
(AG2020/540)

FARM PRIDE FOODS LIMITED (KEYSBOROUGH SITE) & UNITED WORKERS’ UNION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2019

Food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MILLHOUSE	MELBOURNE, 21 APRIL 2020

Application for approval of the Farm Pride Foods Limited (Keysborough Site) & United Workers’ Union Enterprise Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Farm Pride Foods Limited (Keysborough Site) & United Workers’ Union Enterprise Agreement 2019 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act). It has been made by Farm Pride Foods Ltd (Employer). 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.

[3] Subject to the undertakings, 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. The undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[4] The Agreement lodged contained a cross referencing error at clause 31.4(d). On 16 April 2020, the Employer filed an amended version of the Agreement correcting this error. I am satisfied that the correction should be made and that it is appropriate to do so pursuant to s.586 of the Act.

[5] The United Workers’ Union being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2), I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 28 April 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 August 2022.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A