Lactalis Australia Pty Ltd T/A Lactalis Australia

[2021] FWCA 464

[2021] FWCA 464

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Lactalis Australia Pty Ltd T/A Lactalis Australia
(AG2020/4171)

LACTALIS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD – BENDIGO – AMWU/ETU/TWU/UWU ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2020

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER YILMAZ	MELBOURNE, 1 FEBRUARY 2021

Application for approval of the Lactalis Australia Pty Ltd - Bendigo - AMWU/ETU/TWU/UWU Enterprise Agreement 2020.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Lactalis Australia Pty Ltd - Bendigo - AMWU/ETU/TWU/UWU Enterprise Agreement 2020 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Lactalis Australia Pty Ltd T/A Lactalis Australia. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 are relevant to this application for approval and have been met. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in ss.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), the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia, the Transport Workers’ Union and the United Workers’ Union 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 is approved and in accordance with s.54, will operate from 8 February 2021. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2023.

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