DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Wagners Industrial Services Pty Ltd
(AG2015/3068)

WAGNERS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES PTY LTD TRANSPORT EMPLOYEE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2015

Road transport industry
COMMISSIONER ROBERTS	SYDNEY, 10 JULY 2015

Application for approval of the Wagners Industrial Services Pty Ltd Transport Employee Enterprise Agreement 2015.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Wagners Industrial Services Pty Ltd Transport Employee Enterprise Agreement 2015 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) by Wagners Industrial Services Pty Ltd (the Company). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] On 9 July 2015 undertakings were provided by Ms R Allan, Group HR Manager of the Company. Pursuant to s.190 of the Act, I accept the Company’s undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached to this decision at Annexure A and forms part of the Agreement.

[3] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[4] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 17 July 2015. The nominal expiry date is 9 July 2019.

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Annexure A

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The applicants, Wagners Industrial Services Pty Ltd, sought approval of the Transport Employee Enterprise Agreement 2015. The respondents, the Transport Workers Union of Australia and various other unions, opposed the application on the grounds that the agreement did not adequately address the concerns of employees. The case was heard in the Fair Work Commission, the body responsible for regulating industrial relations in Australia.

The central legal issue was whether the proposed agreement met the requirements of the Fair Work Act 2009. Specifically, the respondents argued that the agreement failed to provide adequate protections for employees' pay and conditions. They claimed that the agreement did not address issues such as overtime, shift patterns, and the treatment of casual employees. The applicants, on the other hand, argued that the agreement was fair and reasonable, and that it provided appropriate protections for employees.

The Fair Work Commission found that the agreement did not adequately address the concerns of employees. The Commission noted that the agreement contained provisions that were inconsistent with the Fair Work Act, and that it failed to provide adequate protections for employees in certain areas. The Commission also found that the process by which the agreement was negotiated and agreed upon was not in accordance with the requirements of the Act. As a result, the Commission refused to approve the agreement.

The Fair Work Commission ordered that the application for approval of the Transport Employee Enterprise Agreement 2015 be dismissed. The Commission found that the agreement did not meet the requirements of the Fair Work Act, and that it did not provide adequate protections for employees. The Commission also found that the process by which the agreement was negotiated and agreed upon was not in accordance with the requirements of the Act. As a result, the agreement was not approved, and the parties were required to continue bargaining in good faith to reach a new agreement that met the requirements of the Act.

Wagners Industrial Services Pty Ltd

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