Norco Co-operative Limited

[2021] FWCA 2201

[2021] FWCA 2201

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Norco Co-operative Limited
(AG2021/4249)

NORCO CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED RALEIGH FOODS (NSW OPERATIONS) EMPLOYEE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2020 - 2023

Food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing industry
COMMISSIONER SIMPSON	BRISBANE, 21 APRIL 2021

Application for approval of the Norco Co-operative Limited Raleigh Foods (NSW Operations) Employee Collective Agreement 2020 - 2023.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Norco Co-Operative Limited Raleigh Foods (NSW Operations) Employee Collective Agreement 2020 - 2023 (the Agreement). The Application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) by Norco Co-operative Limited (the Applicant). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. 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] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), the Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union (AMIEU), the Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union (ASU) and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (CEPU) 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 the AMWU, AMIEU, ASU and the CEPU.

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

[5] The Agreement is approved and will operate in accordance with s.54 of the Act.

COMMISSIONER

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