Uniting Communities Incorporated T/A Uniting Communities

[2017] FWCA 5215

[2017] FWCA 5215

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Uniting Communities Incorporated T/A Uniting Communities
(AG2017/2069)

UNITING COMMUNITIES INCORPORATED GENERAL STAFF AGREEMENT 2015

Social, community, home care and disability services
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 10 OCTOBER 2017

Application for approval of the Uniting Communities Incorporated General Staff Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Uniting Communities Incorporated General Staff Agreement 2015 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Uniting Communities Incorporated T/A Uniting Communities. 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, 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] 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.

[5] The Agreement lodged contained an error at clause 2.2. On 6 October 2017, the Applicant filed an amended version of the Agreement pursuant to s.586 of the Act. I am satisfied that the correction should be made and that it is appropriate to do so pursuant to s.586 of the Act.

[6] The Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical, and Services Union (ASU) 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) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[7] The Agreement was approved on 10 October 2017 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 17 October 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2018.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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