Tomago Aluminium Company Pty Ltd

[2020] FWCA 313

[2020] FWCA 313

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Tomago Aluminium Company Pty Ltd
(AG2019/4722)

TOMAGO ALUMINIUM COMPANY PTY LIMITED – AUSTRALIAN WORKERS’ UNION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2020

Aluminium industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT SAUNDERS	NEWCASTLE, 21 JANUARY 2020

Application for approval of the Tomago Aluminium Company Pty Limited - Australian Workers’ Union Enterprise Agreement 2020.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Tomago Aluminium Company Pty Limited - Australian Workers’ Union Enterprise Agreement 2020 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to section 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer has provided written undertakings (Undertakings). A copy of the Undertakings is attached in Annexure A to this decision. I am satisfied that the effect of accepting the Undertakings is not likely to:

(a) cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement; or

(b) result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

[3] The views of each person who the Fair Work Commission knows is a bargaining representative for the Agreement have been sought in relation to the Undertakings.

[4] Pursuant to subsection 190(3) of the Act, I accept the Undertakings. The Undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] Subject to the Undertakings, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of sections 186, 187, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[6] The Australian Workers’ Union NSW Branch being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under section 183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with subsection 201(2) of the Act, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[7] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with section 54 of the Act, will operate from 28 January 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 December 2020.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A