[2016] FWCA 1799
DECISION
| Fair Work Act 2009 | |
| s.185—Enterprise agreement | |
| Mechanical Maintenance Solutions Pty Ltd | |
| (AG2016/2426) | |
| MMS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016-2020 | |
| Manufacturing and associated industries | |
| COMMISSIONER LEE | MELBOURNE, 22 MARCH 2016 |
Application for approval of the MMS Enterprise Agreement 2016-2020.
[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the
MMS 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 Mechanical Maintenance
Solutions Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.
[2] The Applicant has provided a written undertaking in anticipation of Commission
concern about payment for casual employees working on a public holiday. I confirm that I
had such a concern in relation to these employees in assessing whether the Agreement passes
the better off overall test. I am satisfied that the undertaking provided by the Applicant
addresses that concern. A copy of the undertaking is attached in Annexure A. I am satisfied
that the undertaking will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the
Agreement and that the undertaking will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement.
[3] Subject to the undertaking 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.
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[4] The Agreement was approved on 22 March 2016 and, in accordance with s.54, will
operate from 29 March 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 15 January 2020.
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ANNEXURE A
- AGLC
- Mechanical Maintenance Solutions Pty Ltd [2016] FWCA 1799
- Case
- [2016] FWCA 1799
- Decision Date
CaseChat Overview and Summary
The legal issues the court needed to decide included whether the Agreement met the requirements of sections 186, 187, 188 and 190 of the Fair Work Act 2009. The court was satisfied that these requirements had been met, subject to the written undertaking regarding the payment for casual employees working on public holidays. The court was also required to consider whether the Agreement passed the better off overall test. The Commissioner was satisfied that the Agreement met this test.
The court found that the Agreement met all the requirements of the Fair Work Act 2009 and passed the better off overall test. The court approved the Agreement on 22 March 2016 and it will operate from 29 March 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 15 January 2020. The written undertaking provided by MMS regarding the payment for casual employees working on public holidays is attached in Annexure A.
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