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Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Independent Education Union of Australia
(AG2016/7466)

YERONGA HYDE ROAD KINDERGARTEN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

Educational services
COMMISSIONER ROE	MELBOURNE, 19 JANUARY 2017

Application for approval of the Yeronga Hyde Road Kindergarten Early Childhood Education Enterprise Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Yeronga Hyde Road Kindergarten Early Childhood Education Enterprise Agreement 2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Independent Education Union of Australia. 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 Independent Education 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.

[4] The Agreement was approved on 19 January 2017 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 26 January 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2019.

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

The Independent Education Union of Australia sought approval for the Yeronga Hyde Road Kindergarten Early Childhood Education Enterprise Agreement 2016. The applicant, representing early childhood educators, aimed to have the agreement, which was negotiated with the employer, recognised as an enterprise agreement under the Fair Work Act 2009. The matter was heard in the Fair Work Commission, the tribunal responsible for resolving employment-related disputes and regulating workplace relations in Australia.

The legal issues the court had to decide included whether the agreement complied with the requirements of the Fair Work Act, particularly concerning the scope of the agreement, the proper negotiation process, and the representation of the bargaining parties. The court also needed to determine whether the agreement met the standards for good faith bargaining and whether it was in the best interests of the employees.

The Fair Work Commission determined that the agreement was valid and should be approved. The court found that the agreement was properly negotiated and represented the interests of the employees, meeting the criteria set out in the Fair Work Act. The commission also noted that the agreement was in the best interests of the employees and complied with all relevant provisions of the act. Consequently, the application for approval was granted.

The final orders of the commission included the approval of the Yeronga Hyde Road Kindergarten Early Childhood Education Enterprise Agreement 2016, confirming its status as a certified agreement under the Fair Work Act. This decision ensures that the terms and conditions outlined in the agreement are legally enforceable and binding on both the employer and the employees.

Independent Education Union of Australia

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