FRONTLINE ELECTRICAL ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2025 - 2028

Application for approval of the Frontline Electrical Enterprise Agreement 2025 - 2028

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Frontline Electrical Enterprise Agreement 2025 - 2028 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Citywide Utilities Pty Ltd T/A Frontline Electrical Contracting (Frontline). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] In response to issues raised with Frontline in relation to its application, it has provided written undertakings, a copy of which are 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. The undertakings are taken to be a term of the agreement.

[3] The undertakings relate to:

1. Casual loading

[4] As the Agreement does not contain a workplace delegates rights term, pursuant to s 205A(2) of the Act, the workplace delegates' rights term prescribed by the Electrical, Electronic and Communications Contracting Award 2020 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[5] 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.

[6] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia (CEPU) 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 CEPU.

[7] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate 7 days after approval.

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