JBS Australia Pty Limited

[2017] FWCA 2083

[2017] FWCA 2083

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

JBS Australia Pty Limited
(AG2017/811)

JBS AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED - DINMORE MAINTENANCE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER GREGORY	MELBOURNE, 13 APRIL 2017

Application for approval of the JBS Australia Pty Limited - Dinmore Maintenance Enterprise Agreement 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the JBS Australia Pty Limited - Dinmore Maintenance Enterprise Agreement 2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by JBS Australia Pty Limited. 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 “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia, 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 these organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 20 April 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 12 April 2021.

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Annexure A