PPG Industries Australia Pty Ltd

[2018] FWCA 1761

[2018] FWCA 1761

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

PPG Industries Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2017/6524)

PPG ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS (VILLAWOOD) OPERATIONS 2017 AGREEMENT

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER WILSON	MELBOURNE, 26 MARCH 2018

Application for approval of the PPG Architectural Coatings (Villawood) Operations 2017 Agreement.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the PPG Architectural Coatings (Villawood) Operations 2017 Agreement (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by PPG Industries Australia Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] 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.

[3] 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.

[4] The Agreement contained a minor error in the clause numbering and referenced clauses throughout the agreement. Pursuant to section 586(a) of the Act, the error is corrected in the published Agreement.

[5] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and United Voice, 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) I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 2 April 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 25 March 2022.

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Annexure A