| [2023] FWC 98 |
| FAIR WORK COMMISSION |
| DECISION |
Fair Work Act 2009
s.437—Protected action
Transport Workers’ Union of Australia
v
ZircoDATA Services Pty Ltd T/A ZircoDATA
(B2023/28)
| DEPUTY PRESIDENT CLANCY | MELBOURNE, 16 JANUARY 2023 |
Proposed protected action ballot of employees of ZircoDATA Services Pty Ltd
This is an application by the Transport Workers’ Union of Australia (Applicant) made under s.437 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act) for a protected action ballot order in relation to certain employees of ZircoDATA Services Pty Ltd (Respondent).
On 16 January 2023 my Associate was advised that the Respondent did not object to the application.
In the circumstances, I have decided to determine the matter on the papers without holding a hearing.
On the basis of the material before me, including the declaration of Mr Darren McColley of the Applicant setting out the steps taken by it in bargaining with the Respondent and that it has been, and is, genuinely trying to reach agreement with the Respondent, I am satisfied that there is a notification time in relation to the proposed agreement and that the requirements in s.443(1) of the Act have been met.
An order has been separately issued in PR749650.
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
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CaseChat Overview and Summary
The key legal issue for the Deputy President to decide was whether the Union had genuinely attempted to reach an agreement with the Respondent and met the requirements for a protected action ballot under the Fair Work Act. The Deputy President considered the material before him, including a declaration from the Union's representative, and determined that the Union had met the necessary criteria.
The Deputy President concluded that the Union had genuinely attempted to reach an agreement with the Respondent and met the requirements for a protected action ballot. The Deputy President was satisfied that there was a notification time in relation to the proposed agreement and that the Union had fulfilled the requirements of section 443(1) of the Act.
The Deputy President issued an order for a protected action ballot to proceed. An order has been separately issued in PR749650. The decision was made on 16 January 2023 in Melbourne by Deputy President Clancy.
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