H J Heinz Company Australia Limited T/A The Kraft Heinz Company

[2016] FWCA 7990

[2016] FWCA 7990

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

H J Heinz Company Australia Limited T/A The Kraft Heinz Company
(AG2016/5908)

H.J. HEINZ COMPANY AUSTRALIA LTD ECHUCA ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

Food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing industry
COMMISSIONER ROE	MELBOURNE, 4 NOVEMBER 2016

Application for approval of the H J Heinz Company Australia Ltd Echuca Enterprise Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the H.J. Heinz Company Australia Ltd Echuca Enterprise Agreement 2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by the H.J. Heinz Company Australia Limited T/A The Kraft Heinz Company. 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 “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia, being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 4 November 2016 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 11 November 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2019.

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ANNEXURE A