Pegasus Media & Logistics Pty Ltd T/A Pegasus Media & Logistics Pty Ltd

Case [2023] FWCA 19


[2023] FWCA 19

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

Pegasus Media & Logistics Pty Ltd T/A Pegasus Media & Logistics Pty Ltd

(AG2022/5159)

PEGASUS PRINT GROUP ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2022

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COMMISSIONER JOHNS

MELBOURNE, 4 JANUARY 2023

Application for approval of the Pegasus Print Group Enterprise Agreement 2022

  1. An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Pegasus Print Group Enterprise Agreement 2022 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Pegasus Media & Logistics Pty Ltd T/A Pegasus Media & Logistics Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

  1. 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. The undertakings are taken to be a term of 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 “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

  1. The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 11 January 2022. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 July 2025.


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Annexure A

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Pegasus Media & Logistics Pty Ltd T/A Pegasus Media & Logistics Pty Ltd [2023] FWCA 19
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[2023] FWCA 19
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CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the Fair Work Commission, Pegasus Media & Logistics Pty Ltd, trading as Pegasus Media & Logistics Pty Ltd, applied for approval of the Pegasus Print Group Enterprise Agreement 2022. The applicant sought the Commission's approval for the agreement, which was intended to govern the employment conditions of certain employees within the company. The dispute centred on whether the agreement met the statutory requirements for an enterprise agreement under the Fair Work Act 2009.

The key legal issues before the Commission were whether the agreement was made in good faith, whether it was fairly and reasonably negotiated, and whether it contained the necessary minimum terms and conditions as stipulated by the Act. Additionally, the Commission needed to determine if the agreement had been made in compliance with the relevant provisions of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009, particularly in relation to the representation of the employees by a registered organisation.

After considering the submissions and evidence presented by both parties, the Commission found that the agreement was made in good faith and was the result of fair and reasonable negotiations. The agreement included all the required minimum terms and conditions, and it was compliant with the statutory requirements. Consequently, the Commission approved the Pegasus Print Group Enterprise Agreement 2022. The approval was contingent upon certain conditions, including the requirement that the agreement be registered with the Fair Work Commission.

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