General Mills Manufacturing Australia Pty Ltd

[2017] FWCA 4611

[2017] FWCA 4611

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

General Mills Manufacturing Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2017/3372)

GENERAL MILLS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD AND GENERAL MILLS MANUFACTURING PTY LTD - MOUNT WAVERLEY AND NATIONAL UNION OF WORKERS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

Food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing industry
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 5 SEPTEMBER 2017

Application for approval of the General Mills Australia Pty Ltd and General Mills Manufacturing Pty Ltd - Mount Waverley and National Union of Workers Enterprise Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the General Mills Australia Pty Ltd and General Mills Manufacturing Pty Ltd – Mount Waverley and National Union of Workers Enterprise Agreement 2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by General Mills Manufacturing Australia Pty Ltd. 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 National Union of Workers, 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 12 September 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 September 2019.

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ANNEXURE A