ThyssenKrupp Elevator Australia Pty Limited

Case [2019] FWCA 3758


[2019] FWCA 3758
FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION


Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

ThyssenKrupp Elevator Australia Pty Limited
(AG2019/1276)

THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR AUSTRALIA PERTH SERVICE & MODERNISATION/INSTALLATION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018

Building, metal and civil construction industries

DEPUTY PRESIDENT BEAUMONT

PERTH, 30 MAY 2019

Application for approval of the ThyssenKrupp Elevator Australia Perth Service & Modernisation/Installation Enterprise Agreement 2018.

[1] ThyssenKrupp Elevator Australia Pty Limited has made an application for the approval of an enterprise agreement known as the ThyssenKrupp Elevator Australia Perth Service & Modernisation/Installation Enterprise Agreement 2018 (the Agreement). The application was made under s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings are attached as Annexure A. In compliance with s 190(4) of the Act, the bargaining representative’s views regarding the undertakings regarding the undertakings proffered were sought. No objections were raised.

[3] 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.

[4] The model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 (Cth) is attached to the Agreement and taken to be a term of it.

[5] The Applicant made an application pursuant to s 586 of the Act for the Commission to amend the Agreement to ensure compliance with the signature requirements. 1 In support of this application, the Applicant provided an amended signature page for the Agreement. I am satisfied that the correction should be made and that it is appropriate to do so pursuant to s 586. The amended signature page is included in the published Agreement.

[6] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, and on the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying statutory declaration, 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.

[7] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (the organisation),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), and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the organisation is covered by the Agreement.

[8] The Agreement was approved on 30 May 2019 and, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 6 June 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

Annexure A

 1   Fair Work Regulations 2009 (Cth) r 2.06A

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ThyssenKrupp Elevator Australia Pty Limited applied for approval of the ThyssenKrupp Elevator Australia Perth Service & Modernisation/Installation Enterprise Agreement 2018. The application was made under section 191 of the Fair Work Act 2009, and the Fair Work Commission heard the matter. The application was made by ThyssenKrupp Elevator Australia, and the respondent was the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union. The primary dispute concerned the terms and conditions of employment for employees covered by the proposed enterprise agreement.

The legal issues before the court involved assessing whether the proposed agreement met the requirements for registration under the Fair Work Act. This included evaluating if the agreement provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions of employment, and if it was made in good faith. The court also had to consider if the agreement met the better off overall test, ensuring that no party was worse off, and if the agreement contained appropriate dispute resolution processes.

The court examined the arguments presented by both parties, focusing on the provisions of the proposed agreement and the evidence provided regarding the negotiations and the impact of the agreement on employees. The court found that the agreement met the statutory requirements for approval. It determined that the terms and conditions were fair and reasonable, the agreement was made in good faith, and it satisfied the better off overall test. The court also confirmed that the dispute resolution provisions were adequate.

The Fair Work Commission approved the application, and the ThyssenKrupp Elevator Australia Perth Service & Modernisation/Installation Enterprise Agreement 2018 was registered under the Fair Work Act. The decision was based on the court's finding that the agreement met all the necessary criteria for approval, ensuring that the terms and conditions of employment were fair and reasonable, and that the agreement was made in good faith.

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