National Union of Workers

[2015] FWCA 2781

[2015] FWCA 2781

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

National Union of Workers
(AG2015/807)

AUSTRALIAN BOTANICAL PRODUCTS AND NATIONAL UNION OF WORKERS AGREEMENT 2014

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER RYAN	MELBOURNE, 23 APRIL 2015

Application for approval of the Australian Botanical Products and National Union of Workers Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Australian Botanical Products and National Union of Workers Agreement 2014 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) and was made by National Union of Workers (NUW). The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] Undertakings have been given in relation to several clauses of the Agreement and those undertakings have become terms of the Agreement in accordance with s.191(1) of the Act and are appended at Appendix A.

[3] Pursuant to s.190(4) of the Act, I have sought the views of the National Union of Workers (NUW) with respect to these undertakings and the NUW has supported the undertakings.

[4] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[5] The NUW, being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. As required by s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the NUW.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54(1), will operate from 30 April 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2016.

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