Quality Bakers Australia Pty Limited T/A Goodman Fielder

[2014] FWCA 6826

[2014] FWCA 6826

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

Quality Bakers Australia Pty Limited T/A Goodman Fielder
(AG2014/7574)

GOODMAN FIELDER BAKING (NEW SOUTH WALES) - UNITED VOICE AND AMWU ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014-2017

Food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT LAWRENCE	SYDNEY, 30 SEPTEMBER 2014

Application for approval of the Goodman Fielder Baking (New South Wales) - United Voice and AMWU Enterprise Agreement 2014-2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Goodman Fielder Baking (New South Wales) - United Voice and AMWU Enterprise Agreement 2014-2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] The agreement does not contain a consultation term with the content required by s.205(1) and (1A). Accordingly, in accordance with s.205(2), the model consultation term contained in Schedule 2.3 of the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the agreement.

[4] 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. As required by s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers those organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s.54(1) it will operate from 7 October 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 January 2017.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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