Schindler Lifts Australia Pty Ltd

[2015] FWCA 7390

[2015] FWCA 7390

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Schindler Lifts Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2015/5854)

SCHINDLER LIFTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD QUEENSLAND ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014 - 2018

Building, metal and civil construction industries
COMMISSIONER ROE	MELBOURNE, 28 OCTOBER 2015

Application for approval of the Schindler Lifts Australia Pty Ltd Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2014-2018.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Schindler Lifts Australia Pty Ltd Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2014 - 2018 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Schindler Lifts Australia 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. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[3] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[4] The Agreement was approved on 28 October 2015 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 4 November 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 July 2018.

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