Transfield Services Sydney

[2015] FWCA 6128

[2015] FWCA 6128

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Transfield Services Sydney
(AG2015/4526)

UTILITA (WATER AND ASSOCIATED UTILITIES MAINTENANCE SERVICES – QUEENSLAND) ENTERPRISE AGREMEENT 2015

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER ROE	MELBOURNE, 7 SEPTEMBER 2015

Application for approval of the Utilita (Water and Associated Utilities Maintenance Services - Queensland) Enterprise Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise Agreement known as the Utilita (Water and Associated Utilities Maintenance Services - Queensland) Enterprise Agreement 2015 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act). It has been made by Transfield Services Sydney.

[2] This is a greenfields Agreement that meets the requirements of s.172(2)(b) of the Act. I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186 and 187 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. In accordance with s.187(5)(a) of the Act, I am satisfied that the “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union, The Australian Workers’ Union and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia are entitled to represent the industrial interests of a majority of employees who will be covered by the Agreement in relation to work that is to be performed under it. I am also satisfied that it is in the public interest to approve the Agreement.

[3] Pursuant to s.53(2)(b) I note the Agreement was made with the “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union, The Australian Workers’ Union and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia and that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 14 September 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 September 2017.

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