Raw Construction Group Pty Ltd Summary

[2014] FWCA 2983

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Raw Construction Group Pty Ltd
(AG2014/5767)

RAW CONSTRUCTION GROUP PTY LTD ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014

Building services
COMMISSIONER GREGORY	MELBOURNE, 15 MAY 2014

Application for approval of the Raw Construction Group Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2014

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Raw Construction Group Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2014 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by the Raw Construction Group 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.

[3] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 22 May 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 21 May 2018.

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The Fair Work Commission heard an application for the approval of an enterprise agreement between Raw Construction Group Pty Ltd and its employees. The dispute centred on the terms and conditions outlined in the proposed agreement, specifically whether it complied with the requirements of the Fair Work Act 2009. The application was brought before the Commission by the company, seeking approval of the Raw Construction Group Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2014.

The legal issues before the Commission included whether the agreement provided for minimum wages and conditions, and whether it allowed for fair and flexible workplace arrangements. The Commission had to determine if the agreement complied with the procedural requirements for approval, including whether it had been made in good faith and whether it contained the necessary provisions for employee representation and consultation. The Commission also needed to consider whether the agreement was in the best interests of the employees, particularly those who might be disadvantaged by the terms of the agreement.

The Commission found that the agreement met the statutory requirements for approval. The application was made in good faith, and the agreement contained provisions for employee representation and consultation. The Commission concluded that the agreement provided for minimum wages and conditions and allowed for fair and flexible workplace arrangements. The Commission considered that the agreement was in the best interests of the employees, despite the potential for some employees to be disadvantaged by certain terms. The Commission approved the agreement, finding that it met the criteria for approval under the Fair Work Act 2009.

The Fair Work Commission approved the Raw Construction Group Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2014. The agreement was found to meet all the statutory requirements for approval, including being made in good faith, containing provisions for employee representation and consultation, and providing for minimum wages and conditions. The Commission concluded that the agreement was in the best interests of the employees, despite the potential for some employees to be disadvantaged by certain terms.

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