DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

George Weston Foods Ltd T/A Mauri anz
(AG2015/3356)

WESTON MILLING ANIMAL NUTRITION (PERTH) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 23 JULY 2015

Application for approval of the Weston Milling Animal Nutrition (Perth) Enterprise Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Weston Milling Animal Nutrition (Perth) Enterprise Agreement 2015 (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 Ltd T/A Mauri anz. 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.

[3] The Agreement was approved on 23 July 2015 and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 30 July 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2017.

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the Fair Work Commission, the applicant, George Weston Foods Ltd trading as Mauri, applied for the approval of the Weston Milling Animal Nutrition (Perth) Enterprise Agreement 2015. The dispute involved the terms and conditions of employment for employees at the Perth facility. The Commission was tasked with determining whether the agreement complied with the requirements of the Fair Work Act 2009.

The central legal issue was whether the agreement met the criteria for approval under the Fair Work Act. Specifically, the Commission needed to assess if the agreement was made in good faith, if it contained the minimum entitlements prescribed by the relevant awards and the National Employment Standards, and if it had been appropriately certified. Additionally, the Commission had to consider whether the agreement provided for proper processes for the resolution of employee disputes.

The Fair Work Commission found that the agreement was made in good faith and contained all the minimum entitlements required by the Act. The certification process was deemed to have been properly conducted. The Commission also determined that the agreement included appropriate mechanisms for the resolution of employee disputes. Given these findings, the Commission approved the agreement, stating that it met all the necessary statutory requirements.

Consequently, the Fair Work Commission approved the Weston Milling Animal Nutrition (Perth) Enterprise Agreement 2015, confirming its compliance with the Fair Work Act. The agreement was deemed to be valid and enforceable under the law.

George Weston Foods Ltd T/A Mauri anz

DECISION

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