Gordon Square Child Care Centre Incorporated

[2013] FWCA 5207

[2013] FWCA 5207

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Gordon Square Child Care Centre Incorporated
(AG2013/7376)

GORDON SQUARE CHILDHOOD SERVICES UNITED VOICE BIG STEPS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2013

Tasmania
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 30 JULY 2013

Application for approval of the Gordon Square Childhood Services United Voice Big Steps Enterprise Agreement 2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of a single-enterprise agreement known as the Gordon Square Childhood Services United Voice Big Steps Enterprise Agreement 2013 (the Agreement). The application was made by Gordon Square Child Care Centre Incorporated pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act).

[2] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings given is attached to this decision at 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] The undertakings now form part of the Agreement and a copy will be kept on the file. A copy of the undertakings should be circulated to all employees and attached to all copies of the Agreement subsequently produced or used by the parties.

[4] Subject to the undertaking referred to above, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[5] United Voice, 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) of the Act, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 6 August 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2015.

COMMISSIONER

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