MC Labour Services Pty Ltd

[2013] FWCA 4838

[2013] FWCA 4838

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.210 - Application for approval of a variation of an enterprise agreement

MC Labour Services Pty Ltd
(AG2013/7203)

MC LABOUR SERVICES PTY LTD ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2012 SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Building, metal and civil construction industries
SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT O'CALLAGHAN	ADELAIDE, 19 JULY 2013

Application for approval of variation of the MC Labour Services Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2012 South Australia - variation to table of contents, cl 2, cl 3, cl 5 and new Schedule 1 Projects - Part B.

[1] Pursuant to s.210 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act), the Fair Work Commission orders that the MC Labour Services Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2012 South Australia be varied as follows:

1. By inserting 18. Schedule 1 Projects - Part B to the Table of Contents.

2. By deleting clause 2. Application in its entirety and inserting the following:

Part A of this Agreement shall apply to MC Labour Services Pty Ltd and to all its employees in the State of South Australia and who perform work within the scope of the Agreement, on projects under the value of $20 Million. Part B of this agreement shall apply to all the parties to the agreement on projects with a value of more than $20 Million in total project value within South Australia.

3. By inserting at the end of clause 3. Parties Bound the following:

The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) SA Branch.

4. By deleting in clause 5. Nominal Expiry Date, “1 May 2016” and inserting “30 June 2015”.

5. By inserting a new 18. Schedule 1 Projects - Part B, consisting of 52 pages.

[2] In considering this application I have noted the following undertakings provided by the employer:

“1. Signatures

The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) and MC Labour Services Pty Ltd, as parties bound by the Enterprise Agreement, undertake that the signatures endorsing the Enterprise Agreement in Section 11. Clause 42 Endorsement of the Agreement of Schedule 2 - Projects of the Enterprise Agreement indicates parties’ endorsement of the whole of the Enterprise Agreement, and where Clause 17. Signatories of the Enterprise Agreement appears unsigned, it will be taken as signed on account of the signed endorsement in Section 11. Clause 42 Endorsement of the Agreement of Schedule 1 - Projects of the Enterprise Agreement.

2. Dispute Resolution Provisions

The parties further undertake that:

2.1 Clause 13. Disputes Resolution Procedure of the Enterprise Agreement is intended to apply in circumstances where the total value of the total project to which the dispute howsoever relates is up to $20,000,000.00.

2.2 Clause 14. Disputes Resolution Procedure of Schedule 1 - Projects of the Enterprise Agreement is intended in circumstances where the total value of the project to which the dispute howsoever relates is more than $20,000,000.00.

3. ‘this Schedule’ intended instead of ‘Agreement’

The parties further undertake that in every instance of the word ‘Agreement’ in Schedule 1 - Projects of the Enterprise Agreement, the parties intend that this word be substituted with and have the meaning ‘Schedule 1 - Projects”.”

A full copy of the advice provided by the parties, dated 17 July 2013, is appending to this decision as Attachment 1.

[3] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.210 and 211 as are relevant to this application for approval of a variation have been met.

[4] The variation to the Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.216 of the Act, will operate on and from 19 July 2013.

[5] A consolidated copy of the Agreement is attached to this decision.

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