MERCER ADMINISTRATION SERVICES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2025

Application for approval of the Mercer Administration Services Enterprise Agreement 2025

[1] Mercer Administration Services (Australia) Pty Ltd Trading as Mercer (the Employer) has made an application for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Mercer Administration Services Enterprise Agreement 2025 (the Agreement) pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Agreement will apply to employees who are covered by the Banking, Finance and Insurance Award 2020.

Section 218A Application

[3] The Employer has made an application pursuant to s.218A of the Act to correct the following errors in the Agreement:

1. Deleting the words "Error! Reference source not found." wherever they occur in

clause 16.3 and in their place in each case, inserting "16.2"; and

1. Deleting the words "Error! Reference source not found. and 16.2" in clause 16.4 and in their place, inserting "16.2 and 16.3".

[4] The variations sought by the Employer are in relation to obvious errors. The proposed variations do not disturb any of my findings in relation to the approval of the Agreement and the employees will not be disadvantaged by the proposed variations. In the circumstances, it is appropriate to vary the Agreement pursuant to s.218A(2)(b)(i) in the terms sought by the Employer.

Section 190 Undertakings

[5] The Employer provided written undertakings to address certain BOOT issues. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Schedule C. 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. The undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

Section 186, 187, 188 and 190

[6] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

Section 183 Bargaining Representatives

[7] The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it.

[8] In accordance with s.201(2), I note that the Agreement covers the CPSU.

[9] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 30 May 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 March 2027.

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