DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Walk Industrial Services Pty Ltd
(AG2017/3878)

QUEENSLAND PRIVATE SECURITY PTY LTD ENTERPRISE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 2017-2021

Security services
COMMISSIONER WILSON	MELBOURNE, 17 NOVEMBER 2017

Application for approval of the Queensland Private Security Pty Ltd Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2017-2021.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Queensland Private Security Pty Ltd Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2017-2021 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Walk Industrial Services Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 24 November 2017. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 16 November 2021.

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

The parties involved in this case were Walk Industrial Services Pty Ltd, an employer, and Queensland Private Security Pty Ltd, a union. The dispute centred around the application for the approval of the Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2017-2021, which had been proposed by the union. The case was heard in the Fair Work Commission, an Australian federal statutory tribunal.

The legal issues that the court needed to decide were whether the proposed agreement was in the best interests of the employees, whether it complied with the Fair Work Act 2009, and whether it met the requirements for approval under section 234 of the Act. Additionally, the court had to consider whether the proposed agreement would cause significant harm to any party involved.

The Fair Work Commission found that the proposed agreement was in the best interests of the employees, complied with the Fair Work Act 2009, and met the requirements for approval under section 234 of the Act. The court found that the proposed agreement would not cause significant harm to any party involved. The commission considered the evidence provided by both parties and concluded that the agreement was fair and reasonable. The commission also considered the economic and social context of the agreement and found that it would provide a fair and reasonable outcome for both parties.

The Fair Work Commission approved the Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2017-2021, which was proposed by Queensland Private Security Pty Ltd. The commission found that the agreement was in the best interests of the employees and complied with the Fair Work Act 2009. The agreement was approved on the basis that it would provide a fair and reasonable outcome for both parties involved.

Walk Industrial Services Pty Ltd

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