Unilever Australia Trading Limited T/A Unilever

[2020] FWCA 3903

[2020] FWCA 3903

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Unilever Australia Trading Limited T/A Unilever
(AG2020/1348)

UNILEVER NORTH ROCKS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2020

Manufacturing and associated industries
DEPUTY PRESIDENT CROSS	SYDNEY, 24 JULY 2020

Application for approval of the Unilever North Rocks Enterprise Agreement 2020.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Unilever North Rocks Enterprise Agreement 2020 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Unilever Australia Trading Limited T/A Unilever. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] Subject to concerns that have been addressed by way of undertakings, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] As noted, pursuant to s.190(3), I have accepted undertakings from the employer. In accordance with s.191(1) of the Act the undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement. A copy of the undertakings are attached to this decision.

[4] The Australian Workers’ Union, the “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 31 July 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 16 June 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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