Independent Education Union of Australia

[2013] FWCA 7420

[2013] FWCA 7420

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Independent Education Union of Australia
(AG2013/9150)

RAYMOND TERRACE EARLY EDUCATION CENTRE INC. TEACHER’S EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2013

Children’s services
VICE PRESIDENT LAWLER	SYDNEY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2013

Application for approval of the Raymond Terrace Early Education Centre Inc. Teacher’s Early Childhood Services Collective Agreement 2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Raymond Terrace Early Education Centre Inc. Teacher’s Early Childhood Services Collective Agreement 2013 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act). It has been made by the Independent Education Union of Australia. The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] Subject to a concern that has been addressed by way of an undertaking, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] As noted, pursuant to s.190(3), I have accepted an undertaking from Independent Education Union of Australia. In accordance with s.191(1) of the Act the undertaking is taken to be a term of the Agreement. A copy of the undertaking is attached to this decision.

[4] 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) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers this organisation.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 2 October 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 October 2016.

VICE PRESIDENT

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