Prestige Foods Australia Pty Ltd (formerly known as Prestige Manufacturing Pty Ltd)

[2019] FWCA 3220

[2019] FWCA 3220

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Prestige Foods Australia Pty Ltd (formerly known as Prestige Manufacturing Pty Ltd)
(AG2019/1128)

PRESTIGE FOODS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD AGREEMENT 2019

Food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASSON	MELBOURNE, 9 MAY 2019

Application for approval of the Prestige Foods Australia Pty Ltd Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Prestige Foods Australia Pty Ltd Agreement 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Prestige Foods Australia Pty Ltd (formerly known as Prestige Manufacturing Pty Ltd). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] 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.

[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 “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.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 16 May 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A