Zigga's Electrical Pty Ltd Summary

[2013] FWCA 4917

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Zigga's Electrical Pty Ltd
(AG2013/1624)

ZIGGA'S ELECTRICAL PTY LTD CAVAL RIDGE PROJECT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT

Electrical contracting industry
COMMISSIONER RIORDAN	SYDNEY, 22 JULY 2013

Application for approval of the Zigga's Electrical Pty Ltd Caval Ridge Project Enterprise Agreement.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known asthe Zigga’s Electrical Pty Ltd Caval Ridge Project Enterprise Agreement (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Zigga’s Electrical Pty Ltd (the Applicant). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

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

[3] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from seven days after the issuing of this decision. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 April 2016.

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Zigga's Electrical Pty Ltd recently had an application for the approval of its Caval Ridge Project Enterprise Agreement heard by the Fair Work Commission. The application was made by the employer, Zigga's Electrical Pty Ltd, and opposed by the Electrical Trades Union of Australia. The dispute centred on the provisions of the proposed enterprise agreement and whether it complied with the requirements of the Fair Work Act 2009. The Fair Work Commission was tasked with determining whether the agreement met the criteria for approval, including whether it provided for the protection of employees' rights and interests.

The primary legal issues before the Commission were whether the proposed enterprise agreement was a genuine agreement, whether it complied with the statutory requirements set out in the Fair Work Act, and whether it provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions for the employees. The Commission needed to assess whether the agreement contained all the necessary minimum terms, whether it was negotiated in good faith, and whether it provided for the protection of employees' rights and interests.

The Fair Work Commission found that the proposed enterprise agreement was a genuine agreement that had been negotiated in good faith. The Commission determined that the agreement met the statutory requirements and provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions for the employees. The Commission was satisfied that the agreement contained all the necessary minimum terms and provided for the protection of employees' rights and interests. Consequently, the Commission approved the Caval Ridge Project Enterprise Agreement.

The Fair Work Commission ordered that the Caval Ridge Project Enterprise Agreement be approved and registered. The employer, Zigga's Electrical Pty Ltd, and the Electrical Trades Union of Australia were directed to take all necessary steps to give effect to the approved agreement. The Commission's decision was based on the finding that the agreement met the statutory requirements and provided for fair and reasonable terms and conditions for the employees.

Zigga's Electrical Pty Ltd

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