Gant & Sons Pty Ltd T/A Gant & Sons Pty Ltd
[2024] FWCA 3598
•15 OCTOBER 2024
| [2024] FWCA 3598 |
| FAIR WORK COMMISSION |
| DECISION |
Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement
Gant & Sons Pty Ltd T/A Gant & Sons Pty Ltd
(AG2024/2685)
GANT & SONS PTY LTD / CFMEU SOUTH AUSTRALIA ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2023
| Building, metal and civil construction industries | |
| DEPUTY PRESIDENT BELL | MELBOURNE, 15 OCTOBER 2024 |
Application for approval of the Gant & Sons Pty Ltd / CFMEU South Australia Enterprise Agreement 2023
An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Gant & Sons Pty Ltd / CFMEU South Australia Enterprise Agreement 2023 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) by Gant & Sons Pty Ltd T/A Gant & Sons Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.
The notification time for the Agreement under s.173(2) was 23 January 2024 and the Agreement was made on 2 July 2024. Accordingly, both the genuine agreement and the better off overall test requirements are those applying on and from 6 June 2023.[1]
Having regard to the material contained in the application and filed in relation to it, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188, 193 and 193A as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in sections 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.
The application was not lodged within 14 days after the agreement was made. Pursuant to s.185(3)(b), in all the circumstances I consider it fair to extend the time for making the application to the date it was actually made.
The Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) 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.
The Agreement was approved on 15 October 2024 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 22 October 2024. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2025.
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
[1] The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (Cth) made a number of changes to enterprise agreement approval processes in Part 2-4 of the Fair Work Act. Those changes broadly commenced operation on 6 June 2023, subject to various transitional arrangements which are not applicable to the present application.
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