Inghams Enterprises Pty Limited Trading AS Inghams Group Ltd

Case

[2025] FWCA 1819

29 MAY 2025


[2025] FWCA 1819

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

Inghams Enterprises Pty Limited Trading AS Inghams Group Ltd

(AG2025/1289)

INGHAMS ENTERPRISES (BOLIVAR MAINTENANCE) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2024

Poultry processing

DEPUTY PRESIDENT SAUNDERS

NEWCASTLE, 29 MAY 2025

Application for approval of the Inghams Enterprises (Bolivar Maintenance) Enterprise Agreement 2024.

  1. An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Inghams Enterprises (Bolivar Maintenance) Enterprise Agreement 2024 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to section 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

  1. The Employer has provided written undertakings (Undertakings). A copy of the Undertakings is attached in Annexure A to this decision. I am satisfied that the effect of accepting the Undertakings is not likely to:

(a) cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement; or

(b) result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

  1. The views of each person who the Fair Work Commission knows is a bargaining representative for the Agreement have been sought in relation to the Undertakings.

  1. Pursuant to subsection 190(3) of the Act, I accept the Undertakings. The Undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

  1. Subject to the Undertakings, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of sections 186, 187, 188 and 190 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

  1. The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with section 54 of the Act, will operate from 5 June 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 September 2027.

  1. The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice to the Fair Work Commission that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s 201(2) of the Act, I note that the Agreement covers the AMWU.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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