Yaffa Media Pty Ltd

[2019] FWCA 3228

[2019] FWCA 3228

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Yaffa Media Pty Ltd
(AG2018/7360)

JOURNALISTS (YAFFA MEDIA PTY LTD) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018

Publishing industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 9 MAY 2019

Application for approval of the Journalists (Yaffa Media Pty Ltd) Enterprise Agreement 2018

[1] Yaffa Media Pty Ltd has made an application for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Journalists (Yaffa Media Pty Ltd) Enterprise Agreement 2018 (the Agreement) pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). 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.

[3] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, and on the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying statutory declaration, 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] The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance 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) and based on the statutory declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement was approved on 9 May 2019 and, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 16 May 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2021.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A