VIP Steel Packaging Pty Ltd

[2015] FWCA 8746

[2015] FWCA 8746

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

VIP Steel Packaging Pty Ltd
(AG2015/7452)

VIP PACKAGING GRANVILLE AGREEMENT 2015

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 18 DECEMBER 2015

Application for approval of the VIP Packaging Granville Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the VIP Packaging Granville 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 VIP Steel Packaging Pty Ltd. 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] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and The Australian Workers’ Union being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 25 December 2015. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2019.

COMMISSIONER

Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer

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ANNEXURE A