Bartter Enterprises Catching Employees Enterprise Agreement 2004-2005 [2005] NSWIRComm 86

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Bartter Enterprises Catching Employees Enterprise Agreement 2004-2005 [2005] NSWIRComm 86

APPLICANT Bartter Enterprises Pty Limited PARTIES: RESPONDENT Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales

FILE NUMBER(S): 1179 of 2005

CORAM: Sams DP

CATCHWORDS: Application for approval of enterprise agreement - agreement to cover all catching employees - above award wages and conditions - attendance bonus - agreement to have retrospective application - agreement approved for registration.

Industrial Relations Act 1996 Anti Discrimination Act 1977 LEGISLATION CITED: AWARD Poultry Industry Livestock (State) Award 331 IG 93

CASES CITED: Review of the Principles for Approval of Enterprise Agreements (2000) 101 IR 332

HEARING DATES: 03/24/2005 EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE: 03/24/2005

APPLICANT Mr P A Ludeke, Agent

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES:

RESPONDENT Mr V Falconer Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales

JUDGMENT:

- 3 - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

CORAM: SAMS, DP

24 March 2005

Matter No IRC 1179 of 2005

BARTTER ENTERPRISES CATCHING EMPLOYEES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2004-2005

Application by Bartter Enterprises Pty Limited for approval of enterprise agreement

DECISION [2005] NSWIRComm 86

1 Approval is sought from the Commission, pursuant to Div 2 Pt 2 ch 2 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 ('the Act') for the approval of an enterprise agreement between Bartter Enterprises Pty Ltd and the Australian Workers' Union, New South Wales. The application was filed on 8 March 2004 and listed for hearing on 24 March, thereby fulfilling the requirements of s34(3) of the Act.