KONE Elevators Pty Ltd T/A KONE Elevators

[2019] FWCA 1381

[2019] FWCA 1381

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

KONE Elevators Pty Ltd T/A KONE Elevators
(AG2018/7259)

KONE SERVICE EMPLOYEES NORTHERN REGION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018

Building, metal and civil construction industries
COMMISSIONER HARPER-GREENWELL	MELBOURNE, 1 MARCH 2019

Application for approval of the KONE Service Employees Northern Region Enterprise Agreement 2018.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the KONE Service Employees Northern Region Enterprise Agreement 2018 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by KONE Elevators Pty Ltd T/A KONE Elevators. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[3] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) 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 the organisations.

[4] The Agreement was approved on 1 March 2019 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 8 March 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2021.

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