ENSIGN MURDOCH LAUNDRY MAINTENANCE (WESTERN AUSTRALIA) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2025

Application for approval of the Ensign Murdoch Laundry Maintenance (Western Australia) Enterprise Agreement 2025

[1] Ensign Services (Aust) Pty Ltd Trading AS Linen Services Australia/Ensign (the Applicant) has made an application for the approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Ensign Murdoch Laundry Maintenance (Western Australia) Enterprise Agreement 2025 (the Agreement). The application was made under s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Applicant has provided a written undertaking. A copy of the undertaking is attached in Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertaking will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertaking will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

[3] In compliance with s 190(4) of the Act, the bargaining representatives' views regarding the undertaking proffered were sought. They were provided with the opportunity to raise and address any objections they had to the undertakings proffered by the Applicant. No objection was raised.

[4] Subject to the undertaking referred to above, and on the basis of the material contained in the application and accompanying declarations, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss 186, 187, 188, and 190 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[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), and based on the declaration provided by the organisation, I note that the organisation is covered by the Agreement.

[6] The Agreement was approved on 16 January 2026 and, in accordance with s 54, will operate from 23 January 2026. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 August 2028.

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