Sigma Company Limited

[2015] FWCA 1338

[2015] FWCA 1338

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Sigma Company Limited
(AG2015/1866)

SIGMA (NEW SOUTH WALES) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014

Pharmaceutical industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT LAWRENCE	SYDNEY, 26 FEBRUARY 2015

Application for approval of the Sigma (New South Wales) Enterprise Agreement 2014.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as Sigma (New South Wales) Enterprise Agreement 2014 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement was not lodged within 14 days after it was made. Pursuant to s.185(3)(b) I consider it fair to extend the time for making this application.

[3] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[4] The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association and the National Union of Workers, being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. As required by s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers those organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved. In accordance with s.54(1) it will operate from 5 March 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 July 2017.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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