Heat and Control Pty Ltd

[2018] FWCA 5947

[2018] FWCA 5947

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Heat and Control Pty Ltd
(AG2018/2494)

HEAT AND CONTROL PTY LTD ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER HARPER-GREENWELL	MELBOURNE, 21 SEPTEMBER 2018

Application for approval of the Heat and Control Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2018.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Heat and Control Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2018 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Heat and Control Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer 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. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[4] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) 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 was approved on 21 September 2018 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 28 September 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 May 2021.

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Annexure A