Lockington & District Bush Nursing Centre Inc

[2020] FWCA 6205

[2020] FWCA 6205

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Lockington & District Bush Nursing Centre Inc
(AG2020/3264)

LOCKINGTON & DISTRICT BUSH NURSING CENTRE INC. NURSES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2020

Health and welfare services
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASSON	MELBOURNE, 19 NOVEMBER 2020

Application for approval of the Lockington & District Bush Nursing Centre Inc. Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2020.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Lockington & District Bush Nursing Centre Inc. Nurses 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 Lockington & District Bush Nursing Centre Inc. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer 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. The undertakings are taken to be a term of 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] I note that Clauses 26(d), 27(e)(iv), 25(g)(i) are inconsistent with the National Employment Standards. Given the National Employment Standards precedence clause at clause 10 of the agreement, I am satisfied that the more beneficial entitlements of the NES will prevail.

[5] The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation 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 26 November 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 April 2024.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A