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TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION Industrial Relations Act 1984 Johnstone McGee & Gandy Pty Ltd and An Employee Committee formed to Represent Persons JMG ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2005
Enterprise Agreement - agreement approved - operative 1 January 2005 - 5 years APPROVAL OF ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT [1] This application concerns the JMG Enterprise Agreement 2005. The parties lodged the agreement on 2 February 2005 pursuant to s.61H of the Industrial Relations Act 1984. [2] The employer party to the agreement is Johnstone McGee and Gandy Pty Ltd. The employee parties are the individuals employed in the classes of employment to which the agreement applies; i.e Clerical Assistants, Clerical and Administrative Officers, Draughting and Technical Officers, Professional Engineers and Scientists. [3] The agreement will commence operation from 1 January 2005 and remain in force for a period of 5 years. [4] At a hearing I satisfied myself that:- (a) at least 60% of the persons employed in the enterprise in the one or more classes of employment to which the agreement is to apply approved the agreement in a secret ballot, pursuant to the provisions of s.61D(2) of the Act; (b) the agreement contains the matters referred to in s.61E of the Act; (c) the employees are otherwise covered by an award of the Commission, therefore the minimum conditions of employment set out in s.61F of the Act are not relevant; (d) pursuant to the provisions of s.61I(2) of the Act, the parties to the agreement satisfied me that they are aware of (i) their entitlements and obligations under the agreement and under Part IVA of the Act; (ii) the changes to existing conditions of employment which will result from the agreement taking effect; and (iii) that they were provided with written statements to that effect at least two weeks before the ballot to approve the agreement; (e) the parties conducted the secret ballots required in relation to the agreement in accordance with the requirements of s.61ZD(1) of the Act; (f) in terms of s.61J(1)(ca) of the Act, there is no reason to believe that the bargaining process adopted by the parties to the agreement was not appropriate and fair; (g) in terms of s.61J(1)(d) of the Act, there is no reason to believe the agreement was made under duress; and (h) in terms of s.61J(1)(f) of the Act, there is no reason to believe that the agreement is not fair in all the circumstances. [5] In the circumstances I approve the agreement pursuant to s.61J(1) of the Act. I hereby notify the parties and the Minister of that approval and, in doing so, inform the parties of their right to withdraw from the agreement under s.61K of the Act, which provides that:-
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