Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited

[2014] FWCA 8376

[2014] FWCA 8376

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited
(AG2014/9803)

FORD AUSTRALIA ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015 (SKILLED TRADES)

Vehicle industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOOLEY	MELBOURNE, 25 NOVEMBER 2014

Application for approval of the Ford Australia Enterprise Agreement 2015 (Skilled Trades).

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Ford Australia Enterprise Agreement 2015 (Skilled Trades) (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant 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 referred to above, 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.

[4] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) & Communication, Electrical, Electronic, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union, being the bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 2 December 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 July 2017.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer

<Price code J, AE411326  PR558113>

Annexure A