T&C Services Pty Ltd T/A Programmed Industrial Maintenance

[2018] FWCA 4853

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

decision

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

T&C Services Pty Ltd T/A Programmed Industrial Maintenance

(AG2018/1562)

Programmed Industrial Maintenance Gladstone Workshop Services Collective Agreement (2018-2021)

Manufacturing and associated industries
Deputy President Masson	MELBOURNE, 17 AUGUST 2018

Application for approval of the Programmed Industrial Maintenance Gladstone Workshop Services Collective Agreement (2018-2021).

An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Programmed Industrial Maintenance Gladstone Workshop Services Collective Agreement (2018-2021) (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by T&C Services Pty Ltd T/A Programmed Industrial Maintenance. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

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.

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 “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 of the Act, will operate from 24 August 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 January 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer

Annexure A

CaseChat Overview and Summary

The matter before the court involved T&C Services Pty Ltd, trading as Programmed Industrial Maintenance, who applied for the approval of the Programmed Industrial Maintenance Gladstone Workshop Services Collective Agreement (2018-2021). The application was made under the Fair Work Act 2009, seeking to have the agreement declared as a registered workplace determination. The dispute centred around the terms of the agreement and whether it complied with the statutory requirements for registration.

The primary legal issue for the court to determine was whether the collective agreement contained terms that were contrary to public policy or contravened any provisions of the Fair Work Act. The court was required to examine the agreement in detail to ensure that it met all the necessary legal criteria for registration, including whether it provided for a fair and equitable resolution of workplace issues and whether it adhered to the provisions of the Act.

In its reasoning, the court closely examined the terms of the agreement, considering whether they were consistent with the principles of the Act and did not undermine public policy. The court found that the agreement was comprehensive and provided for a fair resolution of workplace issues. It satisfied all the statutory requirements for registration and did not contain any terms that contravened the Act or public policy. Consequently, the court approved the agreement, declaring it a registered workplace determination.

The final orders of the court were that the Programmed Industrial Maintenance Gladstone Workshop Services Collective Agreement (2018-2021) be approved and registered as a workplace determination under section 173 of the Fair Work Act. This decision ensured that the agreement would be legally binding on the parties involved and could be enforced accordingly.

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