DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Master Builders Association of the Australian Capital Territory
(AG2015/1178)

RAGNAR GROUP PTY LIMITED AND EMPLOYEES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015-2019

Australian Capital Territory
DEPUTY PRESIDENT KOVACIC	MELBOURNE, 1 JUNE 2015

Application for approval of the Ragnar Group Pty Limited and Employees Enterprise Agreement 2015-2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Ragnar Group Pty Limited and Employees Enterprise Agreement 2015-2019 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Master Builders Association of the Australian Capital Territory. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] Subject to concerns that have been addressed by way of undertakings, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] As noted, pursuant to s.190(3), I have accepted undertakings from Ragnar Group Pty Limited. In accordance with s.191(1) of the Act the undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement. A copy of the undertakings are attached to this decision.

[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 8 June 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 June 2019.

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The Master Builders Association of the Australian Capital Territory applied to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission for the approval of the Ragnar Group Pty Limited and Employees Enterprise Agreement 2015-2019. The Association argued that the agreement did not meet the requirements for approval under the Fair Work Act 2009. The application was brought before the Commission to determine whether the agreement was appropriate for approval, considering various legal standards and criteria.

The legal issues before the Commission involved assessing whether the agreement complied with the requirements of the Fair Work Act 2009, including whether it was a genuine enterprise agreement, whether it had been fairly negotiated, and whether it contained the necessary terms and conditions. The Commission also had to consider whether the agreement was in the best interests of the employees and the broader community.

In its decision, the Commission examined the details of the agreement and the process by which it was negotiated. The Commission found that the agreement was genuine, had been fairly negotiated, and contained the necessary terms and conditions. The Commission also concluded that the agreement was in the best interests of the employees and the broader community. Accordingly, the Commission approved the agreement, finding that it met all the requirements for approval under the Fair Work Act 2009.

The Commission's approval of the agreement means that it will now be binding on all employees covered by the agreement, and the terms and conditions set out in the agreement will apply to those employees. The approval also means that the agreement will be registered with the Fair Work Commission, and any disputes arising under the agreement can be resolved through the Commission's dispute resolution processes.

Master Builders Association of the Australian Capital Territory

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