LD&D Foods Pty Ltd

[2013] FWCA 5209

[2013] FWCA 5209

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

LD&D Foods Pty Ltd
(AG2013/1663)

THE HERITAGE LION DAIRY & DRINKS MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT 2013

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 30 JULY 2013

Application for approval of The Heritage Lion Dairy & Drinks Maintenance Agreement 2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of a single-enterprise agreement known as The Heritage Lion Dairy & Drinks Maintenance Agreement 2013 (the Agreement). The application was made by LD&D Foods Pty Ltd pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act).

[2] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings given is attached to this decision at 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] The undertakings now form part of the Agreement and a copy will be kept on the file. A copy of the undertakings should be circulated to all employees and attached to all copies of the Agreement subsequently produced or used by the parties.

[4] Subject to the undertaking referred to above, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[5] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia and the “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), 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) of the Act, 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 6 August 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2015.

COMMISSIONER

Annexure A:

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