Sherwood Community Kindergarten Inc

[2016] FWCA 4136

[2016] FWCA 4136

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Sherwood Community Kindergarten Inc
(AG2016/1223)

SHERWOOD COMMUNITY KINDERGARTEN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015

Educational services
DEPUTY PRESIDENT DEAN	SYDNEY, 24 JUNE 2016

Application for approval of the Sherwood Community Kindergarten Early Childhood Education Enterprise Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Sherwood Community Kindergarten Early Childhood Education Enterprise Agreement 2015 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Sherwood Community Kindergarten Inc. 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 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.

[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] The Independent Education Union of Australia, 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.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 1 July 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2018.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A