RDNS Homecare Limited

[2014] FWCA 8669

[2014] FWCA 8669

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

RDNS Homecare Limited
(AG2014/8216)

ROYAL DISTRICT NURSING SERVICE HOMECARE AND AUSTRALIAN SERVICES UNION, HOMECARE EMPLOYEES - VICTORIA - ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014

Health and welfare services
DEPUTY PRESIDENT HAMILTON	MELBOURNE, 3 DECEMBER 2014

Application for approval of the Royal District Nursing Service HomeCare and Australian Services Union, Home Care Employees - Victoria - Enterprise Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Royal District Nursing Service HomeCare and Australian Services Union, HomeCare Employees - Victoria - 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 RDNS Homecare Limited. 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 does not contain a model flexibility term compliant with the Act. Pursuant to s.202(4) of the Act, the model flexibility term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 10 December 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2017.

[5]
The Australian Services Union 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.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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