K&S Freighters

[2018] FWCA 1705

[2018] FWCA 1705

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

K&S Freighters
(AG2017/4855)

K&S FREIGHTERS PTY LTD TRANSPORT EMPLOYEES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017 (PORTLAND)

Road transport industry
COMMISSIONER MCKINNON	MELBOURNE, 22 MARCH 2018

Application for approval of the K&S Freighters Pty Ltd Transport Employees Enterprise Agreement 2017 (Portland).

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the K&S Freighters Pty Ltd Transport Employees Enterprise Agreement 2017 (Portland) (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by K&S Freighters. 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] Pursuant to s.202(4) of the Act, the model flexibility term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] The Transport Workers’ 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) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 29 March 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 14 August 2020.

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Annexure A