WORLEY POWER SERVICES (WPS) AGL OPERATIONS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2026

Application for approval of the Worley Power Services (WPS) AGL Operations Enterprise Agreement 2026

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement to be known as the Worley Power Services (WPS) AGL Operations Enterprise Agreement 2026 (Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act). It has been made by Worley Power Services Pty Ltd Trading AS Worley Power Services (Employer). The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer has provided written undertakings dated 23 March 2026. Those undertakings are attached at Annexure A to this decision and become terms of the Agreement. I am satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement (as compared to the relevant provisions of the Electrical Power Industry Award 2020), and that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement.

[3] The Mining and Energy Union (MEU), being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act, I note that the Agreement covers this organisation.

[4] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188, 190, 193 and 193A of the Act, as are relevant to this application for approval, have been met.

[5] I am satisfied the more beneficial entitlements of the NES will prevail where there is an inconsistency between the Agreement and the NES.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 1 April 2026. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 January 2029.

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