SELC Australia Pty Limited T/A Sydney English Language Centres Australia

[2014] FWCA 1778

[2014] FWCA 1778

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

SELC Australia Pty Limited T/A Sydney English Language Centres Australia
(AG2014/3818)

SYDNEY ENGLISH LANGUAGE CENTRES AUSTRALIA (TEACHERS) AGREEMENT 2014

Educational services
COMMISSIONER MCKENNA	SYDNEY, 14 MARCH 2014

Application for approval of the Sydney English Language Centres Australia (Teachers) Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Sydney English Language Centres Australia (Teachers) Agreement 2014 (“the Agreement”). The application has been made by SELC Australia Pty Limited T/A Sydney English Language Centres Australia (“the applicant”) pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (“the Act”). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act relevant to this application for approval has been met. The applicant has provided written undertakings addressing miscellaneous matters. A copy of the undertakings is attached to this decision and marked “Annexure A”. I note that, under s.191 of the Act, the undertakings are taken to be terms of the Agreement and as the Agreement does not contain a complying consultation term, the model consultation term is also taken to be a term of the Agreement. Further, I also note the Agreement contains a typographical error in its reference to “Schedule 1 - Transitional Arrangements for Existing Teachers”. No such schedule forms, or was intended to form, part of the Agreement.

[3] The Independent Education Union of Australia concurs with the content of the undertakings and has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wishes to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from seven days after the issuing of this decision. The nominal expiry date is 31 December 2015.

COMMISSIONER

Annexure A

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