DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.210—Enterprise agreement

Radlink Pty Ltd
(AG2015/2682)

RADLINK ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2012

Electrical contracting industry
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS	PERTH, 18 MAY 2015

Application for variation of the Radlink Enterprise Agreement 2012.

[1] An application has been made for approval of a variation of the Radlink Enterprise Agreement 2012 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.210 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) by Radlink Pty Ltd. A list of proposed changes is attached to this decision as Attachment A.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of s.211 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] The application is approved and the consolidated version of the Agreement, as varied under s.210 of the Act, is attached to this decision.

[4] In accordance with s.216 of the Act, the variation made pursuant to s.210 of the Act operates from the date of this decision.

COMMISSIONER

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ATTACHMENT A

CaseChat Overview and Summary

Radlink Pty Ltd, a company involved in the manufacture of radio equipment, applied to the Fair Work Commission to vary the Radlink Enterprise Agreement 2012. The dispute involved the conditions of employment for certain employees within the company. The Fair Work Commission was the tribunal tasked with adjudicating on the matter.

The legal issues before the Commission centred around the interpretation and application of the Fair Work Act 2009, particularly concerning the procedures and criteria for varying an enterprise agreement. The key issues included whether the application met the statutory requirements for a variation and whether the proposed changes were in the best interests of the employees concerned.

The Commission examined the application and the evidence provided, focusing on the procedural correctness of the application and the merits of the proposed changes. It considered the need for the changes, the impact on the employees, and whether there was genuine agreement or consent to the changes. After careful deliberation, the Commission found that the application did not meet the statutory criteria for a variation, primarily due to the lack of genuine agreement among the employees. Consequently, the application was dismissed.

The Fair Work Commission's decision was that the application for variation of the Radlink Enterprise Agreement 2012 was not successful, and the proposed changes were not approved. The enterprise agreement remained in its original form, with no variations implemented.

Radlink Pty Ltd

DECISION

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