Walker Australia Pty Ltd

[2016] FWCA 5846

[2016] FWCA 5846

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Walker Australia Pty Ltd
(AG2016/4726)

WALKER AUSTRALIA PTY LTD CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2016

Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER LEE	MELBOURNE, 19 AUGUST 2016

Application for approval of the Walker Australia Pty Ltd Continuous Improvement Enterprise Agreement 2016.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Walker Australia Pty Ltd Continuous Improvement Enterprise Agreement 2016 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Walker Australia 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] Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] The Australian Workers’ Union, Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) 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 these organisations.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 26 August 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2019.

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Annexure A