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procedural. The Agreement was approved and will operate from 25 March 2025 with a nominal expiry date of 2 July 2027.
The Fair Work Commission approved an enterprise agreement between Metre Squared Solid Plastering Pty Ltd and the CFMEU. Although the notice given to employees about their representational rights was not in the correct form, the Commissioner found this was only a minor technical error that did not disadvantage employees, so the agreement could still be approved. The agreement will start operating on 25 March 2025 and expires on 2 July 2027.
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s.185 - Enterprise agreement
Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union
METRE SQUARED SOLID PLASTERING PTY LTD AND THE CFMEU (VICTORIAN CONSTRUCTION AND GENERAL DIVISION) SUBCONTRACTORS SOLID PLASTERING ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2024-2027
Application for approval of the Metre Squared Solid Plastering Pty Ltd and the CFMEU (Victorian Construction and General Division) Subcontractors Solid Plastering Enterprise Agreement 2024 - 2027
[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the METRE SQUARED SOLID PLASTERING PTY LTD and the CFMEU (Victorian Construction and General Division) Subcontractors Solid Plastering Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027 (Agreement). The application was made by the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (Applicant) pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.
[2] The notice of employee representational rights that was provided to employees was not in the correct form. In consider this to be a minor procedural or technical error of the nature contemplated by s.188(5) and am satisfied that the employees are not likely to have been disadvantaged by the error.
[3] On the basis of the materials before the Commission, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to the application for approval of the Agreement have been met.
[4] The Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union, 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) of the Act, I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.
[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 25 March 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 2 July 2027.
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The Agreement was approved and will operate from 25 March 2025 with a nominal expiry date of 2 July 2027.