One Hundred & Seventy Nine Napier St Hostel Assoc Inc T/A Napier Street Aged Care Services

[2019] FWCA 3517

[2019] FWCA 3517

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

One Hundred & Seventy Nine Napier St Hostel Assoc Inc T/A Napier Street Aged Care Services
(AG2018/7380)

NAPIER STREET AGED CARE SERVICES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018

Health and welfare services
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK	MELBOURNE, 22 MAY 2019

Application for approval of the Napier Street Aged Care Services Enterprise Agreement 2018.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Napier Street Aged Care Services Enterprise Agreement 2018 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by One Hundred & Seventy Nine Napier St Hostel Assoc Inc T/A Napier Street Aged Care Services. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer 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, and on the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying statutory declaration, 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] Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and the Health Services Union of Australia being bargaining representatives for the Agreement have each given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) and based on the statutory declaration provided by each organisation, I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[6] The Agreement was approved on 22 May 2019 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 29 May 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A