Zoetis Australia Research and Manufacturing Pty Ltd

[2019] FWCA 4599

[2019] FWCA 4599

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement

Zoetis Australia Research and Manufacturing Pty Ltd
(AG2019/1521)

ZOETIS PARKVILLE 2019 WORKPLACE AGREEMENT

Clerical industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT COLMAN	MELBOURNE, 4 JULY 2019

Application for approval of the Zoetis Parkville 2019 Workplace Agreement

[1] Zoetis Australia Research and Manufacturing Pty Ltd has made an application for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Zoetis Parkville 2019 Workplace Agreement (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] Pursuant to s 205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] The Community and Public Sector Union and the “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU), being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have each given notice under s 183 of the Act that it seeks to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s 201(2) and based on the statutory declarations provided by each of these organisations, I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[6] The Agreement was approved on 4 July 2019 and, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 11 July 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 March 2023.

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

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Annexure A