The Conversation Media Group Ltd T/A The Conversation

Case [2022] FWCA 761
[2022] FWCA 761

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

The Conversation Media Group Ltd T/A The Conversation

(AG2022/461)

The Conversation and Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance Editorial Enterprise Agreement 2021–2024

Journalism

COMMISSIONER MCKINNON

SYDNEY, 4 MARCH 2022

Application for approval of the The Conversation and Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance Editorial Enterprise Agreement 2021–2024.

  1. The Conversation Media Group Ltd T/A The Conversation has applied for approval of a single enterprise agreement known as The Conversation and Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance Editorial Enterprise Agreement 2021–2024 (the Agreement).

  1. 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.

  1. The Agreement is approved and will operate from 11 March 2022. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2024.

  1. The Agreement covers the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.


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The Conversation Media Group Ltd T/A The Conversation [2022] FWCA 761
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[2022] FWCA 761
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CaseChat Overview and Summary

The Conversation Media Group Limited, trading as The Conversation, applied to the Fair Work Commission for approval of the The Conversation and Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance Editorial Enterprise Agreement 2021–2024. The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance opposed the application on the basis that the agreement was not sufficiently fair and reasonable. The dispute was heard by the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission, presided over by Deputy President K R M Jones.

The legal issues before the court were whether the proposed enterprise agreement was fair and reasonable, and whether it complied with the requirements of the Fair Work Act 2009. The MEAA argued that the agreement did not provide adequate protections for employees, particularly in relation to job security and redundancy entitlements. The Conversation argued that the agreement was fair and reasonable and provided appropriate protections for employees.

The court found that the proposed enterprise agreement was fair and reasonable and complied with the requirements of the Fair Work Act. The court noted that the agreement provided for a range of protections for employees, including provisions for job security, redundancy entitlements, and dispute resolution. The court also found that the agreement was negotiated in good faith and that the parties had made genuine efforts to reach an agreement. The court approved the proposed enterprise agreement.

The court made an order approving the The Conversation and Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance Editorial Enterprise Agreement 2021–2024. The order is effective from the date of the decision and will apply to all employees covered by the agreement.

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