Pace Contracting Pty Ltd

Case [2017] FWCA 5673
[2017] FWCA 5673

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

decision

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Pace Contracting Pty Ltd

(AG2017/3052)

Pace Contracting Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2017 - 2021

Building, metal and civil construction industries

Commissioner McKinnon

MELBOURNE, 31 OCTOBER 2017

Application for approval of the Pace Contracting Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2017 - 2021.

  1. An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Pace Contracting Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2017 - 2021 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Pace Contracting Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

  1. The Applicant 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.

  1. Subject to the undertakings referred to above, 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.

  1. The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 7 November 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 October 2021.


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CaseChat Overview and Summary

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) heard an application for the approval of the Pace Contracting Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2017 - 2021, involving the company and its employees represented by the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU). The dispute centred on the terms and conditions outlined in the proposed enterprise agreement and whether they complied with the relevant industrial legislation.

The primary legal issues the FWC needed to address were whether the agreement was made in good faith and whether it provided for the proper protection of employees' interests. The FWC also needed to determine if the agreement was fair and reasonable, taking into account various factors such as the bargaining power of the parties, the nature of the industry, and any relevant economic and social considerations.

The FWC found that the agreement was made in good faith and provided for the proper protection of employees' interests. The FWC determined that the agreement was fair and reasonable, considering the evidence and submissions presented by both parties. The FWC took into account the bargaining power of the parties, the nature of the industry, and any relevant economic and social considerations in reaching its decision. The FWC approved the Pace Contracting Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2017 - 2021, subject to the conditions outlined in the decision.

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