DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.210 - Application for approval of a variation of an enterprise agreement

Flinders Operating Services Pty Ltd
(AG2015/6599)

FLINDERS OPERATING SERVICES PTY LTD AUGUSTA POWER STATIONS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014

Electrical power industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT BARTEL	ADELAIDE, 16 NOVEMBER 2015

Application for variation of the Flinders Operating Services Pty Ltd Augusta Power Stations Enterprise Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of a variation to an enterprise agreement known as the Flinders Operating Services Pty Ltd Augusta Power Stations Enterprise Agreement 2014 (the Agreement). The agreement is a single enterprise agreement. This application was made by Flinders Operating Services Pty Ltd (the employer), pursuant to s.210 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act).

[2] The following employee organisations which are covered by the Agreement support the application:

The Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union

The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union

The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia – Electrical, Energy & Services Division, SA Branch

The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union

[3] The variation concerns the inclusion of a new Annexure 5 which deals with the closure of various facilities operated by the employer, including the Augusta Power Stations where the Agreement operates.

[4] I have considered the application and accompanying declarations in support of the application and am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.210 and 211 of the Act as relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[5] The variation to the Agreement is approved and will operate from 4 November 2015.

[6] A consolidated version of the Agreement, as varied, is attached to this decision.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Flinders Operating Services Pty Ltd applied to the Fair Work Commission for approval of a variation to the Flinders Operating Services Pty Ltd Augusta Power Stations Enterprise Agreement 2014. The application was made pursuant to section 210 of the Fair Work Act 2009, and was supported by the Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union, the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia – Electrical, Energy & Services Division, SA Branch and the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. The variation concerned the inclusion of a new Annexure 5 which dealt with the closure of various facilities operated by the employer, including the Augusta Power Stations where the Agreement operates. The Deputy President of the Fair Work Commission considered the application and accompanying declarations and was satisfied that each of the requirements of sections 210 and 211 of the Act as relevant to this application for approval had been met. The variation to the Agreement was approved and will operate from 4 November 2015. A consolidated version of the Agreement, as varied, is attached to the decision.

Flinders Operating Services Pty Ltd

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