//
© 2026 Zoe. All rights reserved.
Zoe is a legal information platform. Always consult the Federal Register of Legislation for authoritative text.
austlii:cth/FWCA/2014/7782
procedural. The Haigh's Manufacturing Enterprise Agreement 2014 was approved and will operate from 11 November 2014 with a nominal expiry date of 1 August 2017. The undertaking regarding the definition of...
The Fair Work Commission approved an enterprise agreement for Haigh's Manufacturing. The employer provided a written promise (undertaking) clarifying which workers qualify as 'shiftworkers' for extra annual leave purposes—specifically, those regularly rostered to work Sundays and public holidays. The Commission also recorded that the manufacturing workers' union (AMWU) is covered by the agreement. The agreement will operate from 11 November 2014 until 1 August 2017.
AI-generated legal information, not legal advice. Zoe can make mistakes. Check the cited source, and for advice about your situation consult a qualified Australian lawyer.
1 cited instrument linked from this judgment.
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement
Haigh Manufacturing (No 2) Pty Ltd T/A Haigh's Manufacturing
HAIGH'S MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2014
Application for approval of the Haigh's Manufacturing Enterprise Agreement 2014.
[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Haigh's Manufacturing Enterprise Agreement 2014 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Haigh's Manufacturing (No.2) Pty Ltd ATF Haigh Manufacturing Trust. The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.
[2] An undertaking has been provided in the following terms:
For the purpose of the additional week of annual leave provided for in s.87(1)(b) of the Act, a shiftworker is a seven day shiftworker who is regularly rostered to work on Sundays and Public Holidays."
[3] As a result, the above undertaking is taken to be a term of the Agreement. A full copy of advice provided by the employer is attached to the Agreement as Attachment 1.
[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) of the Act I note that the Agreement covers this organisation.
[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 11 November 2014. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 1 August 2017.
Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer
var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-9592794-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();
The Haigh's Manufacturing Enterprise Agreement 2014 was approved and will operate from 11 November 2014 with a nominal expiry date of 1 August 2017. The undertaking regarding the definition of shiftworker was incorporated as a term. The AMWU was noted as covered by the agreement.