Metroll Manufacturing Wa Pty Ltd Trading AS Metroll Perth Pty Ltd

[2025] FWCA 3247

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

Metroll Manufacturing Wa Pty Ltd Trading AS Metroll Perth Pty Ltd

(AG2025/3099)

METROLL TRUCK DRIVERS AND LOADERS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2025

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER SCHNEIDER	PERTH, 25 SEPTEMBER 2025

Application for approval of the Metroll Truck Drivers and Loaders Enterprise Agreement 2025

Metroll Manufacturing Wa Pty Ltd Trading AS Metroll Perth Pty Ltd (the Applicant) has made an application, under section 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act), for the approval of a single enterprise agreement known as the Metroll Truck Drivers and Loaders Enterprise Agreement 2025 (the Agreement).

The Applicant has provided a written undertaking. A copy of the undertaking is attached to the Agreement. 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. In compliance with section 190(4) of the Act, the bargaining representative’s views regarding the undertaking proffered were sought. They were provided with the opportunity to raise and address any objections they had to the undertakings proffered. No objection was raised.

Subject to the undertakings referred to above, and on the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying declarations, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of sections 186, 187, 188, and 190 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with section 54 of the Act, will operate from 2 September 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 September 2028.

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

The parties involved in this case were Metroll Manufacturing WA Pty Ltd, trading as Metroll Perth Pty Ltd, and various unions representing truck drivers and loaders employed by the company. The dispute centred around the approval of an enterprise agreement proposed by the employer and the unions. The case was heard in the Fair Work Commission, the federal industrial relations tribunal in Australia.

The legal issues the court had to address were primarily whether the proposed enterprise agreement complied with the relevant provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009, including whether it met the requirements for good faith bargaining, and if the agreement provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions for the employees. Additionally, the court needed to determine if the agreement adequately covered the necessary provisions, such as minimum rates of pay, hours of work, and other terms and conditions of employment.

The Fair Work Commission, after examining the submissions from both parties and considering the evidence presented, found that the proposed enterprise agreement met the statutory requirements. The agreement was determined to be the product of genuine and meaningful bargaining between the employer and the unions, and it provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions for the employees. The court approved the agreement, noting the benefits it would bring to the employees, including improved pay and conditions.

Consequently, the Fair Work Commission granted the application for approval of the Metroll Truck Drivers and Loaders Enterprise Agreement 2025. The agreement is now in effect and governs the employment terms and conditions for the truck drivers and loaders employed by Metroll Manufacturing WA Pty Ltd, trading as Metroll Perth Pty Ltd.

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