WBHO Infrastructure Pty Ltd T/A WBHO

[2019] FWCA 4649

[2019] FWCA 4649

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

WBHO Infrastructure Pty Ltd T/A WBHO
(AG2019/737)

WBHO INFRASTRUCTURE PTY LTD EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT 2019

Building, metal and civil construction industries
COMMISSIONER PLATT	ADELAIDE, 3 JULY 2019

Application for approval of the WBHO Infrastructure Pty Ltd Employee Agreement 2019.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the WBHO Infrastructure Pty Ltd Employee Agreement 2019 (the Agreement) pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) by WBHO Infrastructure Pty Ltd T/A WBHO. The agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The matter was allocated to my Chambers on 23 May 2019.

[3] On 3 June 2019, I conducted a telephone conference with the parties to seek clarification about aspects of the Agreement and invited the Applicant to address these matters including the provision of an undertaking.

[4] The Applicant has submitted an undertaking in the required form dated 28 June 2019. The undertaking deals with the following topics:

•  A four (4) hour minimum engagement will apply for casual employees.

•  Additional part-time provisions have been inserted in clause 8.1.4.3.2.

•  Clause 8.2.7.2 (Abandonment of Employment) of the Agreement will apply subject to the notice provisions in clause 8.2.5.

•  The work cycle described in clause 9.1.5 of the Agreement shall not exceed 3 months and the ordinary hours shall be worked Monday to Friday with in the spread of hours in clause 33.1 with a maximum of 8 ordinary hours per day.

•  Despite clause 9.3.3 of the Agreement, where an employee is required to work overtime in excess of 1.5 hours after working ordinary hours they will be paid a meal allowance of $15.06, or will at the option of the Applicant, be provided by the Applicant with an adequate and suitable meal.

•  Despite clause 9.4.4 of the Agreement work performed on an RDO will be paid at overtime rates.

•  The reference to 1:00pm in clause 9.7.1(a) of the Agreement will be changed to 10:00am.

•  The reference to 11:00pm in clause 9.7.1(b) of the Agreement will be changed to 3:00pm.

•  The definition of night shift in clause 9.7.1(c) of the Agreement has been varied.

•  The definition of shift work in clause 11.1.1(b) of the Agreement shall apply for the purposes of the National Employment Standards (NES).

•  Clause 9.7.4(b) of the Agreement will be deleted.

•  Clause 9.7.6 is varied by providing that those employee who would have otherwise been engaged under the Electrical, Electronic and Communications Contracting Award 2010 will be paid at the rate of time and a half for two hours and then double time, with site allowance not being applicable during the period of double time.

•  A revised Rate of Pay table has been inserted into clause 10.1.

•  Clause 10.3.2 of the Agreement has been amended to insert the words, “Saturdays after midday and” after the words “work performed on”.

•  Despite clause 10.3.5 of the Agreement, a minimum engagement of three (3) hours on Saturdays and four (4) hours on Sundays and public holidays will apply.

•  For the purposes of clause 10.3.6 of the Agreement, all work performed on a Saturday following Good Friday will be paid at double time and a half.

•  Clause 10.4.7 has been added which provides for a first aid allowance in certain circumstances.

•  Clause 10.4.8 has been added which provides for a multi-storey allowance in certain circumstances.

•  Clause 10.4.9 has been added which provides carpenters with a tool allowance.

•  Clause 10.6 has been deleted.

•  Clause 10.11 is inserted which provides for Apprentices terms rates and conditions will be in accordance with the Building and Construction General On-Site Award 2010 (the Award), provided that there will be an additional 20 cents per hour paid and that Apprentices will be entitled to the site allowance provided by this Agreement instead of the Industry Allowance provided by the Award.

•  The references to hours in clause 11.1.1(a) and (b) of the Agreement will be replaced with references to weeks.

•  Clause 11.3.1 of the Agreement has been amended to insert the words, “In addition, any other Public Holiday as declared by the relevant State or Territory”.

•  Accident pay in accordance with clause 27 of the Award will apply.

•  Clause 13.1 is varied to provide persons who would have otherwise been employed under the Award will be entitled to redundancy pay as per clause 17 of that Award.

[5] A copy of the undertaking has been provided to the bargaining representatives and I have sought their views in accordance with s.190(4) of the Act. The bargaining representatives that responded, did not express any view on the undertaking.

[6] The undertaking appears to meet the requirements of s.190(3) of the Act and I have accepted it. As a result, the undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[7] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[8] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 7 days from the date of approval of the Agreement. The nominal expiry date is 3 July 2022.

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