Helping Hand Aged Care Inc

[2014] FWCA 5678

[2014] FWCA 5678

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Helping Hand Aged Care Inc
(AG2014/1965)

HELPING HAND AGED CARE INCORPORATED RESIDENTIAL AND HOME CARE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014

Aged care industry
COMMISSIONER HAMPTON	ADELAIDE, 21 AUGUST 2014

Application for approval of the Helping Hand Aged Care Incorporated Residential and Home Care Enterprise Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Helping Hand Aged Care Incorporated Residential and Home Care Enterprise Agreement 2014 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) by Helping Hand Aged Care Inc. The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and United Voice, 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) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[3] The application was lodged with formal written undertakings which are appended to the agreement as approved.

[4] I have accepted the undertakings pursuant to s.190 of the Act. As a result, the undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

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

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 28 August 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 March 2016.

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