George Weston Foods Limited T/A Tip Top Bakeries

[2019] FWCA 1841

[2019] FWCA 1841 [Note: a correction has been issued to this document]

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

George Weston Foods Limited T/A Tip Top Bakeries
(AG2018/6201)

GEORGE WESTON FOODS LIMITED TIP TOP BAKERIES VICTORIAN (MAINTENANCE) AGREEMENT 2018

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER CIRKOVIC	MELBOURNE, 20 MARCH 2019

Application for approval of the George Weston Foods Limited Tip Top Bakeries Victorian (Maintenance) Agreement 2018.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the George Weston Foods Limited Tip Top Bakeries Victorian (Maintenance) 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 George Weston Foods Limited T/A Tip Top Bakeries. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 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 Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[3] Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

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

[5] The Agreement was approved on 20 March 2019 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 27 March 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 August 2021.

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