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[2014] FWCA 1164

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Prescare
(AG2014/222)

PRESCARE ALLIED HEALTH ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2013

Health and welfare services
COMMISSIONER SIMPSON	BRISBANE, 17 FEBRUARY 2014

Application for approval of the PresCare Allied Health Enterprise Agreement 2013.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the PresCare Allied Health Enterprise Agreement 2013 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Prescare. The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] On the basis of the material before me, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] Together Queensland, Industrial Union of Employees, 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 is approved and will operate in accordance with s.54

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The case involves an application for the approval of the PresCare Allied Health Enterprise Agreement 2013. The application was brought before the Fair Work Commission, which was tasked with determining whether the agreement met the necessary criteria for approval under the Fair Work Act 2009. The primary parties involved in this dispute are the employer, PresCare, and the employees who would be governed by the terms of the proposed agreement.

The central legal issues that the Commission had to address included whether the agreement provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions, and whether it was made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Fair Work Act. Specifically, the Commission needed to ensure that the agreement was not contrary to the public interest, did not undermine the ability of employees to protect their own interests, and was made without any improper conduct or coercion.

In examining these issues, the Commission considered the submissions from both parties, as well as relevant precedents and statutory requirements. The Commission found that the agreement provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions, and was made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Act. The Commission was satisfied that the agreement did not undermine the ability of employees to protect their own interests and was not contrary to the public interest. Additionally, the Commission found no evidence of improper conduct or coercion in the making of the agreement. As a result, the Commission approved the PresCare Allied Health Enterprise Agreement 2013.

The Fair Work Commission approved the PresCare Allied Health Enterprise Agreement 2013, finding that it met the necessary criteria for approval under the Fair Work Act. The agreement was deemed to provide for fair and reasonable terms and conditions, and was made in accordance with the relevant statutory requirements. No evidence of improper conduct or coercion was found, and the agreement was not considered contrary to the public interest or to undermine the ability of employees to protect their own interests.

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