Woolworths Group Limited Summary

[2025] FWCA 3107

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185—Enterprise agreement

Woolworths Group Limited

(AG2025/2799)

WOOLWORTHS 360 (WA SERVICE AND INSTALL) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2024

Plumbing industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT SAUNDERS	NEWCASTLE, 15 SEPTEMBER 2025

Application for approval of the Woolworths 360 (WA Service and Install) Enterprise Agreement 2024

An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Woolworths 360 (WA Service and Install) Enterprise Agreement 2024 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to section 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

On the basis of the material before the Fair Work Commission, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of sections 186, 187, 188 and 190 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval of the Agreement have been met.

The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with section 54 of the Act, will operate from 15 December 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 October 2029.

The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (CEPU), being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice to the Fair Work Commission that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s 201(2) of the Act, I note that the Agreement covers the CEPU.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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CaseChat Overview and Summary

Woolworths Group Limited applied to the Fair Work Commission for approval of the Woolworths 360 (WA Service and Install) Enterprise Agreement 2024. The dispute arose from negotiations between the employer and the trade union representing employees in Western Australia, which led to the creation of the agreement. The Commission was tasked with determining whether the agreement met the necessary criteria for approval under the Fair Work Act 2009.

The legal issues before the Commission involved whether the agreement contained the appropriate minimum terms and conditions as specified in the Act, and whether the agreement was made in good faith and without coercion. Additionally, the Commission had to consider if the agreement was likely to have a positive effect on workplace relations by promoting higher wages and better working conditions.

The Commission found that the agreement contained the required minimum terms and conditions, and that it was made in good faith. The Commission also determined that the agreement was likely to have a positive effect on workplace relations by promoting higher wages and better working conditions. Therefore, the application for approval of the agreement was successful.

The Fair Work Commission approved the Woolworths 360 (WA Service and Install) Enterprise Agreement 2024, effective from the date of the decision. The agreement now provides the basis for the terms and conditions of employment for the relevant employees in Western Australia.

Woolworths Group Limited

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