Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd

[2019] FWCA 1981

[2019] FWCA 1981

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd
(AG2018/6731)

VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD WASTE MANAGEMENT (DRIVERS) METROPOLITAN ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018

Waste management industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 26 MARCH 2019

Application for approval of the Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd Waste Management (Drivers) Metropolitan Enterprise Agreement 2018.

[1] Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd has made an application for the approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd Waste Management (Drivers) Metropolitan Enterprise Agreement 2018 (the Agreement) pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer 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] The Transport Workers’ 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) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 26 March 2019 and, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 2 April 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A