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Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Gunnedah Leather Processors Pty Ltd
(AG2015/3868)

GUNNEDAH LEATHER PROCESSORS PTY LTD ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT (MAINTENANCE) 2015

Manufacturing and associated industries
SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT DRAKE	SYDNEY, 17 JULY 2015

Application for approval of the Gunnedah Leather Processors Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement (Maintenance) 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Gunnedah Leather Processors Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement (Maintenance) 2015 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Gunnedah Leather Processors Pty Ltd. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was lodged within 14 days after it was made.

[3] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to the application for approval have been met.

[4] The Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s201(2) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers that organisation.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s54 of the Act, will operate from 24 July 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 24 July 2018.

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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The matter involved Gunnedah Leather Processors Pty Ltd, an employer, and its employees, represented by the Meat & Food Trades Union. The dispute was about the approval of the Gunnedah Leather Processors Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement (Maintenance) 2015. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) was the court tasked with resolving the matter.

The primary legal issues the FWC needed to address were whether the agreement met the statutory requirements for approval and whether it provided adequate protections for employees' wages, conditions, and entitlements. The FWC had to consider whether the agreement was genuinely negotiated, whether it provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions, and whether it complied with the Fair Work Act 2009. Additionally, the FWC had to assess whether the agreement adequately protected employees' rights and interests.

In its decision, the FWC found that the enterprise agreement was genuinely negotiated and met the statutory requirements for approval. The FWC noted that the agreement provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions, including provisions for wages, hours of work, leave, and dispute resolution. The FWC also found that the agreement complied with the Fair Work Act 2009 and provided adequate protections for employees' rights and interests. The FWC approved the enterprise agreement, and the decision was binding on all parties involved.

Gunnedah Leather Processors Pty Ltd was ordered to implement the approved enterprise agreement, and the employees were bound by the terms and conditions of the agreement. The FWC's decision was final and could not be appealed, except on limited grounds specified in the Fair Work Act 2009. The approval of the enterprise agreement ensured that the employees would receive fair and reasonable terms and conditions of employment, and the employer would have certainty and predictability in managing its workforce.

Gunnedah Leather Processors Pty Ltd

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