Retail Ready Operations Australia Pty Ltd T/A Retail Ready Operations Australia

[2019] FWCA 499

[2019] FWCA 499

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Retail Ready Operations Australia Pty Ltd T/A Retail Ready Operations Australia
(AG2018/5239)

RETAIL READY OPERATIONS MEAT PROCESSING AGREEMENT 2018

Meat Industry
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 29 JANUARY 2019

Application for approval of the Retail Ready Operations Meat Processing Agreement 2018.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Retail Ready Operations Meat Processing Agreement 2018 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Retail Ready Operations Australia Pty Ltd T/A Retail Ready Operations Australia. 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] Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] The Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union, and National Union of Workers being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 5 February 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 4 February 2022.

COMMISSIONER

Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer

<AE501503  PR704348>

Annexure A