Northern Interests Pty Ltd

[2014] FWCA 4793

[2014] FWCA 4793

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Northern Interests Pty Ltd
(AG2014/6690)

NORTHERN INTERESTS PTY LTD ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2013

Vehicle industry
SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT O'CALLAGHAN	ADELAIDE, 18 JULY 2014

Application for approval of the Northern Interests Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Northern Interests Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2013 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Northern Interests Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] An undertaking has been provided in the following terms:

“With respect to the Agreement, Northern Interests Pty Ltd undertakes that casual employees with not be paid in accordance with Schedule 2 of the Agreement but will be paid in accordance with the Schedule attached to this letter.”

[3] Attached to this undertaking is the following schedule:

Level	Base Hourly Rate	Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday Rate	Overtime Rate
Level 1	$22.22	$28.99	$12.38
Level 2	$22.87	$29.83	$12.73
Level 3	$22.90	$31.85	$12.80
Level 4	$24.44	$31.77	$13.86

[4] As a result, the above undertaking is taken to be a term of the Agreement. A full copy of advice provided by the employer is attached to the Agreement as Attachment 1.

[5] 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.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 26 July 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 17 July 2017.

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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