Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board

[2017] FWCA 5742

[2017] FWCA 5742

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board
(AG2017/4234)

METROPOLITAN FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES BOARD CORPORATE & TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES AGREEMENT 2017

Fire fighting services
COMMISSIONER WILSON	MELBOURNE, 3 NOVEMBER 2017

Application for approval of the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board Corporate & Technical Employees Agreement 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board Corporate & Technical Employees 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 Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board. 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 United Firefighters’ Union of Australia and Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union 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 these organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 10 November 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 3 November 2021.

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