Meercroft Care Incorporated

[2018] FWCA 2204

[2018] FWCA 2204

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Meercroft Care Incorporated
(AG2017/5453)

MEERCROFT CARE INC. ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 2017

Aged care industry
COMMISSIONER HARPER-GREENWELL	MELBOURNE, 17 APRIL 2018

Application for approval of the Meercroft Care Inc. Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Meercroft Care Inc. Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Meercroft Care Incorporated. 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 Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and Health Services Union of Australia being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 17 April 2018 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 24 April 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2020.

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Annexure A