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Fair Work Act 2009
s.185—Enterprise agreement
ABBE Corrugated Pty Ltd
(AG2015/7183)
ABBE CORRUGATED PTY LTD AGREEMENT 2015
Manufacturing and associated industries
COMMISSIONER GREGORY MELBOURNE, 11 FEBRUARY 2016
Application for approval of the Abbe Corrugated Pty Ltd Agreement 2015.
[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the
Abbe Corrugated Pty Ltd Agreement 2015 (the Agreement). The application was made
pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by ABBE Corrugated
Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.
[2] The Applicant 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, 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] A request was made by ABBE Corrugated Pty Ltd that the rates of pay as specified at
Appendix 1 of the Agreement remain confidential and not be published. I accept the request
and determine that the wage rates are to be treated as confidential and not published. The
wage rates provided at Appendix 1 of the Agreement have been removed.
[5] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union”
known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) 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.
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[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from
18 February 2016. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 June 2018.
COMMISSIONER
Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer
Price code G, AE417789 PR576925
THE FAIR WORK COMMISSION THE SEAL
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Annexure A
15 December 2015 Maintenance Employees Undertaking Given The following undertaking is given to Maintenance employees further to discussions held on 14 December 2015 regarding the proposed Abbe Corrugated Agreement 2015. The Company will: a) Continue to launder the Maintenance employee's overalls that are supplied by the company. b) Continue to pay shift loading on public holidays and sick leave. c) Over the next 12 months, discuss, with the view to implementing, a Maintenance Classification structure which identifies skills utilised, skills required, and skill development paths. This process is focused on providing clarity for employees and will not automatically result in salary increases for our current maintenance employees. Regards Claire Vickery Human Resources Manager
