RRC Australia Pty Ltd

[2020] FWCA 658

[2020] FWCA 658

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

RRC Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2019/4886)

RRC AUSTRALIA CIVIL CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2019

Building, metal and civil construction industries
COMMISSIONER JOHNS	SYDNEY, 11 FEBRUARY 2020

Application for approval of the RRC Australia Civil Construction Enterprise Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the RRC Australia Civil Construction Enterprise Agreement 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act). It has been made by RRC Australia Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a greenfields 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. In particular, I am satisfied that the Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) are entitled to represent the industrial interests of a majority of employees who will be covered by the Agreement in relation to work that is to be performed under it. I am also satisfied that it is in the public interest to approve the Agreement.

[3] 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. The undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[4] Pursuant to s.53(2)(b) of the Act I note that the Agreement was made with the AWU and that the Agreement covers this organisation.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 18 February 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 November 2022.

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Annexure A