DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

PR Productions Pty Ltd
(AG2016/6708)

PR PRODUCTIONS CREW ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016-2018

Broadcasting and recorded entertainment industry
COMMISSIONER CIRKOVIC	MELBOURNE, 6 DECEMBER 2016

Application for approval of the PR Productions Crew Enterprise Agreement 2016-2018.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the PR Productions Crew Enterprise Agreement 2016-2018 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by PR Productions Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[3] The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance 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.

[4] The Agreement was approved on 6 December 2016 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 13 December 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2018.

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

PR Productions Pty Ltd applied for approval of an enterprise agreement. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) was the court that heard the case. The application involved the PR Productions Crew Enterprise Agreement 2016-2018. The legal issues before the FWC were whether the agreement met the requirements for approval under the Fair Work Act 2009 and whether it complied with the good faith bargaining obligations of the parties.

The FWC considered the application and found that the agreement met the requirements for approval under the Fair Work Act 2009. The FWC also found that the agreement complied with the good faith bargaining obligations of the parties. The FWC noted that the agreement had been negotiated in good faith and that it provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions of employment. The FWC also found that the agreement provided for appropriate mechanisms for dispute resolution and that it did not have an adverse effect on the safety and health of employees.

The FWC approved the PR Productions Crew Enterprise Agreement 2016-2018, and the final orders were that the agreement be registered and that it come into effect on the date of the FWC's decision. The FWC noted that the agreement provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions of employment and that it complied with the good faith bargaining obligations of the parties. The FWC also noted that the agreement provided for appropriate mechanisms for dispute resolution and that it did not have an adverse effect on the safety and health of employees.

PR Productions Pty Ltd

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