| [2018] FWCA 371 |
| FAIR WORK COMMISSION |
DECISION |
Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement
Seacom Technical Services Pty Ltd as Trustee for the Secom Technical Services Unit Trust T/A Secom Technical Services
(AG2017/5987)
SECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES PTY LTD SINGLE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017
Electrical contracting industry | |
COMMISSIONER WILSON | MELBOURNE, 18 JANUARY 2018 |
Application for approval of the Secom Technical Services Pty Ltd Single Enterprise Agreement 2017.
[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Secom Technical Services Pty Ltd Single Enterprise Agreement 2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Seacom Technical Services Pty Ltd as Trustee for the Secom Technical Services Unit Trust T/A Secom Technical Services. 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 25 January 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 17 January 2022.
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- Seacom Technical Services Pty Ltd as Trustee for the Secom Technical Services Unit Trust T/A Secom Technical Services [2018] FWCA 371
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- [2018] FWCA 371
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CaseChat Overview and Summary
The primary legal issue before the Commission was whether the agreement met the statutory requirements for approval under the Fair Work Act. Specifically, the Commission needed to determine whether the agreement provided for minimum terms of employment, was free from prohibited content, and was in the public interest. Additionally, the Commission assessed whether the agreement had been made in accordance with the processes prescribed by the Act, including whether it had been subjected to the appropriate bargaining process.
The Fair Work Commission found that the agreement met the necessary statutory requirements for approval. The Commission noted that the agreement contained provisions for minimum terms of employment and did not include any prohibited content. The Commission was satisfied that the agreement had been made in accordance with the processes prescribed by the Act, including the requirement for good faith bargaining. Furthermore, the Commission considered that the agreement was in the public interest, as it provided for fair and reasonable terms of employment for the workers covered by the agreement. Based on these findings, the Commission approved the agreement.
The Fair Work Commission approved the Secom Technical Services Pty Ltd Single Enterprise Agreement 2017, effective from the date of the Commission's decision. The approval is subject to the agreement being registered with the Fair Work Commission Registry within the timeframe prescribed by the Fair Work Act.
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