Taroom Kindergarten Association Incorporated

[2019] FWCA 1999

[2019] FWCA 1999

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Taroom Kindergarten Association Incorporated
(AG2018/5350)

TAROOM KINDERGARTEN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018

Educational services
COMMISSIONER MCKINNON	MELBOURNE, 28 MARCH 2019

Application for approval of the Taroom Kindergarten Early Childhood Education Enterprise Agreement 2018.

[1] Application has been made for approval of a single enterprise agreement known as the Taroom Kindergarten Early Childhood Education Enterprise Agreement 2018 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) by Taroom Kindergarten Association Incorporated.

[2] Written undertakings have been given in accordance with s.190 of the Act. 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.

[3] 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.

[4] The Independent Education Union of Australia 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.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 4 April 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2020.

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Annexure A