UGL Operations and Maintenance Pty Ltd

[2019] FWCA 1415

[2019] FWCA 1415

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

UGL Operations and Maintenance Pty Ltd
(AG2018/6294)

UGL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (SERVICES) PTY LIMITED MACKAY & REGIONAL QUEENSLAND WORKSHOPS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018

Manufacturing and associated industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 12 MARCH 2019

Application for approval of the UGL Operations and Maintenance (Services) Pty Limited Mackay & Regional Queensland Workshops Enterprise Agreement 2018.

[1] UGL Operations and Maintenance Pty Ltd has been made an application for the approval of an enterprise agreement known as the UGL Operations and Maintenance (Services) Pty Limited Mackay & Regional Queensland Workshops Enterprise Agreement 2018 (the Agreement) pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). 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.

[3] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, and on the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying statutory declaration, 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 “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, have given notice under s 183 of the Act they seek to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s 201(2) and based on the statutory declaration provided by these organisations, I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 12 March 2019 and, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 19 March 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 12 March 2022.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A