Essilor Australia Pty Ltd Trading AS Essilor Australia

ESSILOR AUSTRALIA (VICTORIA LABORATORY) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2025 - 2028

Application for approval of the Essilor Australia (Victoria Laboratory) Enterprise Agreement 2025 - 2028

[1] Essilor Australia Pty Ltd (ABN: 96 002 659 458) has applied for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Essilor Australia (Victoria Laboratory) Enterprise Agreement 2025 - 2028 under s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).

[2] The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[3] Clause 5.1 of the Agreement gives precedence to the National Employment Standards and I am satisfied that the more beneficial entitlements of the NES will prevail where there is an inconsistency between the Agreement and the NES.

[4] The Employer has provided written undertakings. 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.

[5] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, I am satisfied that each requirement of ss 186, 187 and 188 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. The undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[6] The agreement's delegates rights term in clause 34 is less favourable than the term in the award. Under s 205A(2) of the Act, the workplace delegates' rights term in Clause 40A of the Manufacturing and Associated Industries Award is taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[7] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s 54 of the Act, will operate from 26 March 2026.

[8] In accordance with clause 4.2, the nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 19 March 2029.

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