Henkel Australia Pty Ltd T/A Henkel

[2020] FWCA 5973

[2020] FWCA 5973

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Henkel Australia Pty Ltd T/A Henkel
(AG2020/2925)

HENKEL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD SEVEN HILLS SITE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2020

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER JOHNS	SYDNEY, 6 NOVEMBER 2020

Application for approval of the Henkel Australia Pty Ltd Seven Hills Site Enterprise Agreement 2020.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Henkel Australia Pty Ltd Seven Hills Site Enterprise Agreement 2020 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Henkel Australia Pty Ltd T/A Henkel. 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. The undertakings are taken to be a term of 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 United Workers’ Union and the “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) 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 the organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 13 November 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 March 2023.

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Annexure A