Ian Grambower T/A Metroll Building Products

[2020] FWCA 5081

[2020] FWCA 5081

The attached document replaces the document previously issued with the code [2020] FWC 5036 on 18 September 2020 to correct document referencing.

Associate to Commissioner Simpson

Dated 21 September 2020.

[2020] FWCA 5081

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Ian Grambower T/A Metroll Building Products
(AG2020/2205)

METROLL BUILDING PRODUCTS BRISBANE (MANUFACTURING) AGREEMENT 2020

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER SIMPSON	BRISBANE, 18 SEPTEMBER 2020

Application for approval of the Metroll Building Products Brisbane (Manufacturing) Agreement 2020.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Metroll Building Products Brisbane (Manufacturing) 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 Ian Grambower T/A Metroll Building Products (the Applicant). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. 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 requirement of ss186, 187 and 188 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 does not contain a model flexibility term compliant with the Act. Pursuant to s.202(4) of the Act. The model flexibility term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] The "Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) lodged a Form F18 statutory declaration supporting approval of the Agreement and giving notice under s.183 of the Act that the AMWU wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act, I note the Agreement covers the AMWU.

[6] The Agreement is approved and will operate in accordance with s.54 of the Act.

COMMISSIONER

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