DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Manteena Pty Ltd
(AG2016/1000)

MANTEENA PTY LTD AND EMPLOYEES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016-2020

Australian Capital Territory
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 26 MAY 2016

Application for approval of the Manteena Pty Ltd and Employees Enterprise Agreement 2016-2020.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Manteena Pty Ltd and Employees Enterprise Agreement 2016-2020 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Manteena Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant 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.

[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] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 2 June 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 25 May 2020.

COMMISSIONER

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Annexure A

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The applicant, Manteena Pty Ltd, sought approval of an enterprise agreement made with its employees. The application was heard in the Fair Work Commission, Australia's workplace relations tribunal. The applicant and the union representing the employees had negotiated an enterprise agreement that contained provisions for the employees' wages, hours of work, and other employment conditions. The union submitted the agreement to the Commission for approval, as required by the Fair Work Act 2009.

The legal issues before the Commission were whether the agreement was in the best interests of the employees and whether it complied with the relevant provisions of the Fair Work Act. The union argued that the agreement was in the best interests of the employees and that it complied with the relevant provisions of the Act. The applicant argued that the agreement was fair and reasonable and that it complied with the relevant provisions of the Act.

The Commission found that the agreement was in the best interests of the employees and that it complied with the relevant provisions of the Act. The Commission noted that the agreement provided for a significant increase in the employees' wages and improved their working conditions. The Commission also found that the agreement was fair and reasonable and that it did not undermine the existing industrial relations system. The Commission approved the agreement and made an order accordingly.

The Commission ordered that the Manteena Pty Ltd and Employees Enterprise Agreement 2016-2020 be approved and registered under the Fair Work Act. The agreement will now be binding on the applicant, its employees, and the union. The employees will receive the increased wages and improved working conditions provided for in the agreement, and the applicant will be bound by the other provisions of the agreement, including those relating to hours of work and other employment conditions.

Manteena Pty Ltd

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