Hindmarsh Plumbing Services Pty Ltd

[2020] FWCA 3195

[2020] FWCA 3195

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Hindmarsh Plumbing Services Pty Ltd
(AG2020/1424)

HINDMARSH PLUMBING (CONSTRUCTION) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2020

Plumbing industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MILLHOUSE	MELBOURNE, 19 JUNE 2020

Application for approval of the Hindmarsh Plumbing (Construction) Enterprise Agreement 2020.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Hindmarsh Plumbing (Construction) Enterprise Agreement 2020 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act). It has been made by Hindmarsh Plumbing Services Pty Ltd (Employer). 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, 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 undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[4] The Agreement lodged contained a cross referencing error at clause 6.2.1.1. On 12 June 2020, the Employer filed an amended version of the Agreement correcting this error. I am satisfied that the correction should be made and that it is appropriate to do so pursuant to s.586 of the Act.

[5] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia, 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.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 26 June 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 May 2024.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A