Flemington Fields Pty Ltd T/A GKR Transport

[2015] FWCA 8972

[2015] FWCA 8972

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Flemington Fields Pty Ltd T/A GKR Transport
(AG2015/7683)

GKR TRANSPORT MELBOURNE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015 LOCAL OPERATORS AND YARD STAFF

Road transport industry
COMMISSIONER HAMPTON	ADELAIDE, 24 DECEMBER 2015

Application for approval of the GKR Transport Melbourne Enterprise Agreement 2015 Local Operators and Yard Staff.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the GKR Transport Melbourne Enterprise Agreement 2015 Local Operators and Yard Staff (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) by Flemington Fields Pty Ltd T/A GKR Transport. The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] On 24 December 2015, I conducted a telephone conference of the parties to seek clarification about aspects of the Agreement.

[3] The employer subsequently provided further clarification of the parties’ intentions and proposed formal written undertakings which are appended to the Agreement as approved.

[4] I have sought the view of the bargaining representative and accepted the undertakings pursuant to s.190 of the Act. As a result, the undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[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 from 31 December 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 23 December 2017.

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