Goodman Fielder Consumer Foods Pty Limited T/A Erskine Park - Liquid Grocery

[2017] FWCA 5340

[2017] FWCA 5340

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Goodman Fielder Consumer Foods Pty Limited T/A Erskine Park - Liquid Grocery
(AG2017/2951)

GOODMAN FIELDER CONSUMER FOODS PTY LIMITED (LIQUID GROCERY ERSKINE PARK) - THE AUSTRALIAN WORKERS UNION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT, 2016- 2019

Food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASSON	MELBOURNE, 19 OCTOBER 2017

Application for approval of the Goodman Fielder Consumer Foods Pty Limited (Liquid Grocery Erskine Park) - The Australian Workers Union Enterprise Agreement, 2016- 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Goodman Fielder Consumer Foods Pty Limited (Liquid Grocery Erskine Park) - The Australian Workers Union Enterprise Agreement, 2016- 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Goodman Fielder Consumer Foods Pty Limited TA Erskine Park – Liquid Grocery. 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 Australian Workers’ Union 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 26 October 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 October 2019.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A