Serco Australia Pty Ltd

[2015] FWCA 596

[2015] FWCA 596

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Serco Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2014/10802)

SERCO FIONA STANLEY HOSPITAL (MAINTENANCE) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014

Manufacturing and associated industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT SMITH	MELBOURNE, 22 JANUARY 2015

Application for approval of the Serco Fiona Stanley Hospital (Maintenance) Enterprise Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Serco Fiona Stanley Hospital (Maintenance) Enterprise Agreement 2014 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Serco Australia Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertaking will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertaking will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

[3] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, and on the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying statutory declaration, 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.202(4) of the Act, the model flexibility term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[6] The Agreement was approved on 22 January 2015 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 29 January 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2017.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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ANNEXURE A