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Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Melaleuca Home for the Aged Inc
(AG2016/3611)

THE MELALEUCA HOME FOR THE AGED INC. GENERAL STAFF ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

Tasmania
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 2 AUGUST 2016

Application for approval of The Melaleuca Home for the Aged Inc. General Staff Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as The Melaleuca Home for the Aged Inc. General Staff Agreement 2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Melaleuca Home for the Aged Inc. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

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

[3] The Health Services Union being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[4] The Agreement was approved on 2 August 2016 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 9 August 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2019.

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The applicant, Melaleuca Home for the Aged Inc, sought approval of the General Staff Agreement 2016 from the Fair Work Commission. The application arose out of a dispute regarding the terms of employment of certain staff members, including their pay rates and conditions. The Commission was required to determine whether the proposed agreement was in the best interests of the employees and complied with relevant legislative requirements.

The legal issues before the Commission included whether the proposed agreement provided appropriate protections for employees and whether it complied with the Fair Work Act 2009. The applicant argued that the proposed agreement was necessary to ensure the financial viability of the organisation and to provide appropriate protections for employees. The respondent argued that the proposed agreement did not provide adequate protections for employees and that it was not in their best interests.

The Commission found that the proposed agreement provided appropriate protections for employees and complied with relevant legislative requirements. The Commission noted that the proposed agreement provided for a range of protections, including minimum pay rates, leave entitlements, and provisions for the resolution of disputes. The Commission also found that the proposed agreement was in the best interests of the employees and that it provided appropriate protections for them. The Commission approved the proposed agreement and made an order to that effect.

The Commission made an order approving the General Staff Agreement 2016 as proposed by the applicant. The order was made on the basis that the proposed agreement provided appropriate protections for employees and complied with relevant legislative requirements. The order also noted that the proposed agreement was in the best interests of the employees and that it provided appropriate protections for them. The order was binding on all parties to the agreement and was effective from the date of the order.

Melaleuca Home for the Aged Inc

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