Independent Education Union of Australia

[2015] FWCA 8683

[2015] FWCA 8683

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Independent Education Union of Australia
(AG2015/7487)

SOMERSET COLLEGE LIMITED UNION COLLECTIVE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

Educational services
COMMISSIONER GREGORY	MELBOURNE, 16 DECEMBER 2015

Application for approval of the Somerset College Limited Union Collective Enterprise Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Somerset College Limited Union Collective 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] The Applicant 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 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 Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, Queensland Nurses’ Union of Employees, Independent Education Union of Australia and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, 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 23 December 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 16 December 2019.

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Annexure A