UGL Operations & Maintenance Pty Ltd

[2016] FWCA 8660

[2016] FWCA 8660

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

UGL Operations & Maintenance Pty Ltd
(AG2016/6849)

UGL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PTY LTD KOORAGANG ISLAND ELECTRICAL ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

Electrical contracting industry
COMMISSIONER ROE	MELBOURNE, 1 DECEMBER 2016

Application for approval of the UGL Operations and Maintenance Pty Ltd Kooragang Island Electrical Enterprise Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the UGL Operations and Maintenance Pty Ltd Kooragang Island Electrical Enterprise Agreement 2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by UGL Operations and Maintenance Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[3] Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[4] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia 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 1 December 2016 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 8 December 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 December 2018.

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