Fresh Fields Aged Care Pty Ltd; Hamersley Nursing Home (WA) Pty Ltd; Varna Pty Ltd; Fresh Fields Hospitality Services Pty Ltd; Fresh Fields Management (WA) Pty Ltd; Fresh Fields Management (NSW) Pty Ltd; Fresh...

[2019] FWCA 206

[2019] FWCA 206

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Fresh Fields Aged Care Pty Ltd; Hamersley Nursing Home (WA) Pty Ltd; Varna Pty Ltd; Fresh Fields Hospitality Services Pty Ltd; Fresh Fields Management (WA) Pty Ltd; Fresh Fields Management (NSW) Pty Ltd; Fresh Fields Projects (WA) No. 1 Pty Ltd T/A Hall & Prior Aged Care Organisation
(AG2018/3471)

HALL & PRIOR AGED CARE ORGANISATION REGISTERED NURSES' ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018

Health and welfare services
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASSON	MELBOURNE, 15 JANUARY 2019

Application for approval of the Hall & Prior Aged Care Organisation Registered Nurses' Enterprise Agreement 2018.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Hall & Prior Aged Care Organisation Registered Nurses’ Enterprise Agreement 2018 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Fresh Fields Aged Care Pty Ltd; Hamersley Nursing Home (WA) Pty Ltd; Varna Pty Ltd; Fresh Fields Hospitality Services Pty Ltd; Fresh Fields Management (WA) Pty Ltd; Fresh Fields Management (NSW) Pty Ltd; Fresh Fields Projects (WA) No. 1 Pty Ltd T/A Hall & Prior Aged Care Organisation. 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 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 Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation 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.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 22 January 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A