Application for approval of the Dollar Sweets Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2024

[1] Dollar Sweets Company Pty Ltd (the Employer) has made an application for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Dollar Sweets Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2024 (the Agreement) pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the FW Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (Cth) made a number of changes to enterprise agreement approval processes in Part 2-4 of the FW Act, that commenced operation on 6 June 2023. The notification time for the Agreement was 22 April 2024 and the Agreement was made on 16 April 2025. Accordingly, both the genuine agreement and the better off overall test requirements are those applying on and from 6 June 2023.

[3] On the basis of the material contained in the application, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of sections 186, 187, 188 and 190, as are relevant to this application for approval, have been met.

[4] The Notice of Employee Representation Rights (NERR) is unclear whether employees knew they were in a classification covered by the Agreement at the time the NERR was provided. On the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying material provided, I am satisfied that the employees covered by the Agreement were not likely to have been disadvantaged by the error. As a result, I am satisfied that the Agreement has been genuinely agreed to within the meaning of s.188(5) of the FW Act.

[5] Pursuant to s.202(4) of the FW Act, the model flexibility term prescribed by the Fair Work Regulations 2009 (Cth) is taken to be a term of the Agreement

[6] 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 given notice under s.183 of the FW Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) (and based on the declarations provided by the organisations), I note that the Agreement covers the organisations.

[7] The Agreement is approved on 12 June 2025 and, in accordance with s.54 of the FW Act, will operate from 19 June 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 17 February 2028.

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