Transfield Services (Australia) Pty Ltd

[2014] FWCA 6871

[2014] FWCA 6871

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Transfield Services (Australia) Pty Ltd
(AG2014/7547)

TRANSFIELD/AWU EASTLINK MAINTENANCE SERVICES (CIVIL/LANDSCAPE) WORKPLACE AGREEMENT 2013-2016

Building, metal and civil construction industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOOLEY	MELBOURNE, 30 SEPTEMBER 2014

Application for approval of the Transfield/AWU EastLink Maintenance Services (Civil/Landscape) Workplace Agreement 2013-2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Transfield/AWU EastLink Maintenance Services (Civil/Landscape) Workplace Agreement 2013-2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Transfield Services (Australia) Pty Ltd. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant 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.

[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 Australian Workers’ Union, 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 was approved on 30 September 2014 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 7 October 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 15 December 2016.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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ANNEXURE A