MADEC Australia Pty Ltd

[2015] FWCA 2070

[2015] FWCA 2070

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.210—Enterprise agreement

MADEC Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2015/502)

MADEC AUSTRALIA (MADEC) SINGLE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2012-2015

Health and welfare services
DEPUTY PRESIDENT HAMILTON	MELBOURNE, 2 APRIL 2015

Application for variation of the MADEC Australia (MADEC) Single Enterprise Agreement 2012-2015.

[1] On 10 March 2015 MADEC Australia Pty Ltd applied for approval of a variation to the MADEC Australia (MADEC) Single Enterprise Agreement 2012-2015 (the agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.210 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act).

[2] I am satisfied that each of the statutory requirements as are relevant to this application have been met. The variation was provided to all relevant employees prior to the ballot. A majority of the affected employees who cast a valid vote approved the variation in accordance with s.209 of the Act on 27 February 2015.

[3] The Agreement is varied by changing the current clause “33 - Future Negotiations” from -

“The parties to this Agreement will enter into negotiation for a new Agreement six (6) months prior to the expiration of this Agreement.”

[4] To the varied clause “33 - Future Negotiations”-

“The parties to this Agreement will enter into negotiations prior to the nominal expiry date of this Agreement.”

[5] The variation is approved and in accordance with s.216 will operate from the date of this Decision. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 September 2015.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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