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Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Approval of enterprise agreement

IGA Distribution (VIC) Pty Ltd T/A IGA Distribution (Vic)
(AG2015/2609)

IGA DISTRIBUTION VIC PTY LTD - NATIONAL UNION OF WORKERS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015

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SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT ACTON	MELBOURNE, 1 JUNE 2015

Application for approval of the IGA Distribution Vic. Pty Ltd - National Union of Workers Enterprise Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Application for approval of the IGA Distribution Vic Pty Ltd - National Union of Workers Enterprise Agreement 2015 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by IGA Distribution (VIC) Pty Ltd T/A IGA Distribution (Vic). The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

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

[3] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 8 June 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 May 2019.

[4] The National Union of Workers 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.

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

The matter before the court was an application for approval of the IGA Distribution Vic. Pty Ltd - National Union of Workers Enterprise Agreement 2015. The applicant, IGA Distribution, sought the Fair Work Commission's approval of the enterprise agreement. The respondent, the National Union of Workers, opposed the approval, citing concerns regarding the agreement's terms and its compliance with the Fair Work Act 2009. The case was heard by the Fair Work Commission, which was responsible for assessing the agreement's compliance with the relevant legislation and determining whether it should be approved.

The central legal issues the court had to decide were whether the enterprise agreement complied with the statutory requirements of the Fair Work Act 2009 and whether it met the "better off overall test" (BOOT) as stipulated in the legislation. The court needed to examine the agreement's provisions, ensuring they adhered to the mandatory terms and conditions set out in the Act and that the agreement provided employees with a fair and reasonable outcome. The court also had to consider the arguments presented by both parties regarding the agreement's impact on the employees' working conditions and entitlements.

After carefully reviewing the evidence and submissions from both parties, the Fair Work Commission found that the enterprise agreement complied with the statutory requirements and met the BOOT. The court concluded that the agreement provided employees with fair and reasonable terms and conditions of employment and did not disadvantage them. The court also considered the union's concerns but found that the agreement's benefits outweighed any potential drawbacks. Consequently, the Fair Work Commission approved the IGA Distribution Vic. Pty Ltd - National Union of Workers Enterprise Agreement 2015.

The Fair Work Commission's final order was the approval of the IGA Distribution Vic. Pty Ltd - National Union of Workers Enterprise Agreement 2015. The court determined that the agreement complied with the Fair Work Act 2009 and passed the BOOT. The approval meant that the terms and conditions outlined in the agreement would apply to the employees covered by the agreement, providing them with the agreed-upon working conditions and entitlements.

IGA Distribution (VIC) Pty Ltd T/A IGA Distribution (Vic)

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