Nestlé Australia Ltd

[2013] FWCA 4816

[2013] FWCA 4816

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Nestlé Australia Ltd
(AG2013/1777)

NESTLÉ AUSTRALIA LIMITED - (NATIONAL FRAMEWORK) AGREEMENT 2012-2015

Food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK	MELBOURNE, 18 JULY 2013

Application for approval of the Nestlé Australia Limited - (National Framework) Agreement 2012-2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Nestlé Australia Limited - (National Framework) Agreement 2012-2015 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act). It has been made by theNestlé Australia Ltd. The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

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

[3] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia, 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) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 25 July 2013. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 24 November 2015.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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