Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd

[2014] FWCA 3838

[2014] FWCA 3838

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd
(AG2014/1219)

INGHAMS ENTERPRISES (VICTORIA PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2013

Poultry processing
DEPUTY PRESIDENT LAWRENCE	SYDNEY, 10 JUNE 2014

Application for approval of the Inghams Enterprises (Victoria Processing and Distribution) Enterprise Agreement 2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Inghams Enterprises (Victoria Processing and Distribution) Enterprise Agreement 2013 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] As the Agreement does not contain a flexibility term, the model flexibility term is taken to be a term of the Agreement. A copy of the model flexibility term is attached at Annexure A.

[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. As required by s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s.54(1) it will operate from 17 June 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 September 2016.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

Annexure A.

Model flexibility term

(1) An employer and employee covered by this enterprise agreement may agree to make an individual flexibility arrangement to vary the effect of terms of the agreement if:

(a) the agreement deals with 1 or more of the following matters:

(i) arrangements about when work is performed;

(ii) overtime rates;

(iii) penalty rates;

(iv) allowances;

(v) leave loading; and

(b) the arrangement meets the genuine needs of the employer and employee in relation to 1 or more of the matters mentioned in paragraph (a); and

(c) the arrangement is genuinely agreed to by the employer and employee.

(2) The employer must ensure that the terms of the individual flexibility arrangement:

(a) are about permitted matters under section 172 of the Fair Work Act 2009; and

(b) are not unlawful terms under section 194 of the Fair Work Act 2009; and

(c) result in the employee being better off overall than the employee would be if no arrangement was made.

(3) The employer must ensure that the individual flexibility arrangement:

(a) is in writing; and

(b) includes the name of the employer and employee; and

(c) is signed by the employer and employee and if the employee is under 18 years of age, signed by a parent or guardian of the employee; and

(d) includes details of:

(i) the terms of the enterprise agreement that will be varied by the arrangement; and

(ii) how the arrangement will vary the effect of the terms; and

(iii) how the employee will be better off overall in relation to the terms and conditions of his or her employment as a result of the arrangement; and

(e) states the day on which the arrangement commences.

(4) The employer must give the employee a copy of the individual flexibility arrangement within 14 days after it is agreed to.

(5) The employer or employee may terminate the individual flexibility arrangement:

(a) by giving no more than 28 days written notice to the other party to the arrangement; or

(b) if the employer and employee agree in writing—at any time.

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