Unilever Australia Trading Ltd T/A Unilever North Rocks

[2016] FWCA 8507

[2016] FWCA 8507

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Unilever Australia Trading Ltd T/A Unilever North Rocks
(AG2016/5968)

UNILEVER NORTH ROCKS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 28 NOVEMBER 2016

Application for approval of the Unilever North Rocks Enterprise Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Unilever North Rocks 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 Unilever Australia Trading Ltd T/A Unilever North Rocks. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant 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, 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] 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.

[5] Pursuant to s.202(4) of the Act, the model flexibility term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[6] The Australian Workers’ Union, “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 bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers these organisations.

[7] The Agreement was approved on 28 November 2016 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 5 December 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 16 June 2019.

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Annexure A