Urban Maintenance Systems Pty Ltd
[2023] FWCA 176
•19 JANUARY 2023
| [2023] FWCA 176 |
| FAIR WORK COMMISSION |
| DECISION |
Fair Work Act 2009
s.210—Enterprise agreement
Urban Maintenance Systems Pty Ltd
(AG2022/5260)
UMS VICTORIAN BUILDING, PROPERTY AND FACILITIES MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2019
| Building, metal and civil construction industries | |
| DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASSON | MELBOURNE, 19 JANUARY 2023 |
Application for variation of the UMS Victorian Building, Property and Facilities Maintenance Operations Enterprise Agreement 2019.
An application has been made for approval of a variation to the UMS Victorian Building, Property and Facilities Maintenance Operations Enterprise Agreement 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made by Urban Maintenance Systems Pty Ltd pursuant to section 210 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act).
The application seeks to vary various clauses of the Agreement. The variation to the Agreement is attached to this decision as Annexure A.
The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure B. 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. The undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.
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.211 and 212 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.
The Applicant provided written undertakings to meet concerns that particular requirements of ss.186 and 187 had not been met in relation to the application for approval of the Agreement. The undertakings were accepted and the Agreement was approved on 16 October 2019. Those undertakings form part of the Agreement as varied.
I note that several clauses may be inconsistent with the National Employment Standards. However, given the National Employment Standards precedence clause at clause 4.3 of the Agreement, I am satisfied that the more beneficial entitlements of the NES will prevail.
Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 was taken to be a term of the Agreement. The model term forms part of the Agreement as varied
Pursuant to s.202(4) of the Act, the model flexibility term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 was taken to be a term of the Agreement. The model term forms part of the Agreement as varied
The variation is approved and the consolidated version of the Agreement, as varied, is attached to this decision.
In accordance with s.216 of the Act, the variation operates from 19 January 2023.
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
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