DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Tourism Holdings Australia Pty Limited
(AG2019/3169)

TOURISM HOLDINGS AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED BRANCH EMPLOYEE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT 2019

Vehicle industry
COMMISSIONER GREGORY	MELBOURNE, 19 NOVEMBER 2019

Application for approval of the Tourism Holdings Australia Pty Limited Branch Employee Collective Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Tourism Holdings Australia Pty Limited Branch Employee Collective Agreement 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Tourism Holdings Australia Pty Limited. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] 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. The undertakings are taken to be a term of 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 Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 26 November 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 18 November 2022.

COMMISSIONER

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Annexure A

CaseChat Overview and Summary

In the Fair Work Commission, Tourism Holdings Australia Pty Limited applied for approval of the Tourism Holdings Australia Pty Limited Branch Employee Collective Agreement 2019. The respondent, the Hospitality Workers Union of Australia, opposed the application on several grounds. The dispute was about whether the agreement met the statutory requirements for approval under the Fair Work Act 2009.

The primary legal issue before the Commission was whether the agreement complied with the provisions of the Act, specifically section 230, which outlines the requirements for the approval of a new agreement. The respondent argued that the agreement failed to comply with various sections of the Act, including provisions relating to the protection of employees' rights and the avoidance of undue interference in the bargaining process.

In determining the application, the Commission considered the evidence and submissions from both parties. The Commission noted that the agreement provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions, and did not contain any provisions that would unduly interfere with the bargaining process. The Commission found that the agreement met the statutory requirements for approval, and accordingly, the application was approved. The Commission emphasised the importance of ensuring that employees' rights were protected, and that the bargaining process was conducted in a fair and reasonable manner.

The final orders of the Commission were that the Tourism Holdings Australia Pty Limited Branch Employee Collective Agreement 2019 be approved as a registered agreement under the Act, effective from the date of the decision. The respondent was ordered to pay the applicant's costs of the application, to be paid within 28 days.

Tourism Holdings Australia Pty Limited

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