Synergy Engineering Australia Pty Ltd

Case

[2022] FWCA 4538

21 DECEMBER 2022


[2022] FWCA 4538

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

Synergy Engineering Australia Pty Ltd

(AG2022/5142)

Synergy Engineering Australia Enterprise Agreement 2022

Manufacturing and associated industries

DEPUTY PRESIDENT BELL

MELBOURNE, 21 DECEMBER 2022

Application for approval of the Synergy Engineering Australia Enterprise Agreement 2022.

  1. An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Synergy Engineering Australia Enterprise Agreement 2022 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) by one of the two employers covered by the Agreement, Synergy Engineering Australia Pty Ltd (Employer). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

  1. The Employer 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. Pursuant to s.201(3), the undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

  1. Subject to the undertakings referred to above, 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. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer. However, taking into account the factors in sections 186(3) and (3A), I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

  1. Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

  1. The Agreement was approved on 21 December 2022 and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act and clause 4 of the Agreement, will operate from 2 January 2023. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 2 January 2026.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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