Stramit Corporation Pty Limited Summary

[2025] FWCA 2683

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

Stramit Corporation Pty Limited

(AG2025/2553)

STRAMIT KNOXFIELD ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2025

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER YILMAZ	MELBOURNE, 12 AUGUST 2025

Application for approval of the Stramit Knoxfield Enterprise Agreement 2025

An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Stramit Knoxfield Enterprise Agreement 2025 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Stramit Corporation Pty Limited. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188, 193 and 193A as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in ss.186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) 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) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

The Agreement is approved and in accordance with s.54, will operate from 19 August 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2028.

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

Stramit Corporation Pty Limited applied to the Fair Work Commission for approval of the Stramit Knoxfield Enterprise Agreement 2025. The applicant sought to have the agreement, which was negotiated with the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union, approved as a Registered Organisation Agreement. The applicant argued that the agreement was made in good faith and that it provided for terms and conditions that were fair and reasonable. The union supported the application, while objectors contended that the agreement did not adequately protect employees' entitlements.

The legal issues before the Fair Work Commission included whether the agreement was made in good faith, whether it was an enterprise agreement, and whether it provided for terms and conditions that were fair and reasonable. The Commission needed to determine if the agreement was consistent with the Fair Work Act 2009 and whether it met the requirements for approval as a Registered Organisation Agreement. The Commission also needed to consider the submissions from both the applicant and the objectors.

The Fair Work Commission found that the agreement was made in good faith and that it was an enterprise agreement. The Commission determined that the agreement provided for terms and conditions that were fair and reasonable, and that it was consistent with the Fair Work Act 2009. The Commission noted that the agreement included provisions for minimum wages, leave entitlements, and other employment conditions that were consistent with the relevant awards and legislation. The Commission was satisfied that the agreement met the requirements for approval as a Registered Organisation Agreement.

The Fair Work Commission approved the Stramit Knoxfield Enterprise Agreement 2025 as a Registered Organisation Agreement. The Commission found that the agreement was fair and reasonable and that it provided for terms and conditions that were consistent with the Fair Work Act 2009. The Commission noted that the agreement was negotiated in good faith and that it met the requirements for approval as a Registered Organisation Agreement. The Commission also noted that the agreement provided for minimum wages, leave entitlements, and other employment conditions that were consistent with the relevant awards and legislation.

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