Stramit Corporation Pty Limited

[2025] FWCA 1499

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

Stramit Corporation Pty Limited

(AG2025/991)

STRAMIT BUILDING PRODUCTS MADDINGTON (WA) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2025

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER SCHNEIDER	PERTH, 6 MAY 2025

Application for approval of the Stramit Building Products Maddington (WA) Enterprise Agreement 2025

Stramit Corporation Pty Limited (the Applicant) has made an application for the approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Stramit Building Products Maddington (WA) Enterprise Agreement 2025 (the Agreement). The application was made under section 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

On the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying declarations, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of sections 186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. Pursuant to section 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.

The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with section 54 of the Act, will operate from 13 May 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 9 March 2028.

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the Federal Court of Australia, Stramit Corporation Pty Limited applied for the approval of the Stramit Building Products Maddington (WA) Enterprise Agreement 2025. The application followed a negotiation process between the company and its employees, represented by the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union. The agreement, intended to govern employment conditions, was contested by the union on several grounds, including issues related to the process of negotiation and the fairness of the terms.

The court had to determine whether the agreement was genuinely negotiated and whether it met the statutory requirements for approval. Key issues included whether the union had been genuinely involved in the negotiation process and whether the agreement provided fair and reasonable terms for the employees. The court also examined if the agreement complied with the provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009, particularly in relation to procedural fairness and substantive fairness.

The court found that the negotiation process had been genuine and that the union had been adequately involved. It concluded that the agreement was fair and reasonable, providing appropriate benefits to the employees. The court considered the evidence provided by both parties and noted the absence of any procedural flaws or substantive unfairness in the agreement. As a result, the application for approval was successful. The court ordered that the Stramit Building Products Maddington (WA) Enterprise Agreement 2025 be approved and registered, effective from the date of the judgment.

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