St Vincent's Care Services Ltd

[2019] FWCA 2640

[2019] FWCA 2640

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

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

St Vincent's Care Services Ltd
(AG2019/43)

ST VINCENT'S CARE SERVICES NSW ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018 - 2020

Aged care industry
COMMISSIONER RIORDAN	SYDNEY, 18 APRIL 2019

Application for approval of the St Vincent's Care Services NSW Enterprise Agreement 2018 - 2020.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the St Vincent’s Care Services NSW Enterprise Agreement 2018 - 2020 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by St Vincent’s Care Services Ltd. 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 have been met.

[3] The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation – New South Wales Branch (ANMF) and the Health Services Union New South Wales Branch (HSU) have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they wish to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act, I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[4] The Fair Work Commission (FWC) received correspondence dated 16 April 2019, which included further material in support of the application together with Undertakings made by and duly signed by the Director – Human Resources, proposed to FWC pursuant to s.190 of the Act (the Undertakings). A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A.

[5] I am prepared to accept the Undertakings. As provided by s.191 of the Act, the Undertakings are taken to be terms of the Agreement. I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 25 April 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2020.

COMMISSIONER

Annexure A

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