Melbourne Cricket Club

[2020] FWCA 1252

[2020] FWCA 1252

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Melbourne Cricket Club
(AG2019/4511)

MELBOURNE CRICKET CLUB EVENT EMPLOYEES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2019

Amusement, events and recreation industry
COMMISSIONER YILMAZ	MELBOURNE, 10 MARCH 2020

Application for approval of the Melbourne Cricket Club Event Employees Enterprise Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Melbourne Cricket Club Event Employees Enterprise Agreement 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Melbourne Cricket Club. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer 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. The undertakings are taken to be a term of 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 are relevant to this application for approval and have been met. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in ss.186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[4] The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance 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.

[5] The Agreement is approved and in accordance with s.54, will operate from 17 March 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2023.

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Annexure A