Woolworths Group Ltd

[2020] FWCA 5230

[2020] FWCA 5230

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Woolworths Group Ltd
(AG2020/1545)

MELBOURNE FRESH DISTRIBUTION CENTRE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2020

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COMMISSIONER HARPER-GREENWELL	MELBOURNE, 29 SEPTEMBER 2020

Application for approval of the Melbourne Fresh Distribution Centre Enterprise Agreement 2020.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Melbourne Fresh Distribution Centre Enterprise Agreement 2020 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Woolworths Group Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer 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. Pursuant to s.201(3), the undertakings are taken to be a term of 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. The Agreement does not cover all of the employees of the employer, however, taking into account the factors in Section 186(3) and (3A) I am satisfied that the group of employees was fairly chosen.

[4] The Agreement lodged contained an error on page 39. On 29 September 2020, the Applicant filed an amended version of the Agreement correcting this error. I am satisfied that the correction should be made and that it is appropriate to do so pursuant to s.586 of the Act.

[5] The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDAEA) being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[6] The Agreement was approved on 29 September 2020 and, in accordance with s.54, will operate from 6 October 2020. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2024.

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Annexure A