Woolworths Group Limited
[2025] FWCA 332
•29 JANUARY 2025
| [2025] FWCA 332 |
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Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement
Woolworths Group Limited
(AG2024/5270)
MELBOURNE SOUTH REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2024
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Application for approval of the Melbourne South Regional Distribution Enterprise Agreement 2024
An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Melbourne South Regional Distribution Enterprise Agreement 2024 (the Agreement). The application is made under section 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.
The Employer has provided a written undertaking. A copy of this undertaking is attached in Annexure A. I am satisfied the undertaking will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertaking will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement. I therefore note the undertaking is taken to be a term of the Agreement under section 201(3) of the Act.
Subject to the undertaking, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of sections 186, 187, 188, 190, 193 and 193A relevant to this application for approval have been met. The Agreement does not cover all the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in sections 186(3) and (3A), I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.
The United Workers’ Union and the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association being bargaining representatives for the Agreement have given notice under section 183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. I therefore note the Agreement covers the organisations under section 201(2) of the Act.
The Agreement is approved today 29 January 2025. It will operate from 5 February 2025 as required by section 54 of the Act. The nominal expiry date is 31 August 2027.
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