BAI COMMUNICATIONS BROADCAST TECHNICIAN ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2018-2022
Electrical contracting industry
COMMISSIONER LEE MELBOURNE, 26 JUNE 2018
Application for approval of the BAI Communications Broadcast Technician Enterprise
Agreement 2018-2022.
[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the
BAI Communications Broadcast Technician Enterprise Agreement 2018-2022 (the
Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act).
It has been made by BAI Communications Pty Ltd. The Agreement is a single enterprise
agreement.
[2] The Applicant has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is
attached in Annexure A. 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.
[3] 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.
[4] Pursuant to s.205(2) of the Act, the model consultation term prescribed by the Fair
Work Regulations 2009 is taken to be a term of the Agreement.
[5] The Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing
and Allied Services Union of Australia 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) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.
[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from
3 July 2018. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 25 June 2022.
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Annexure A
IN THE FAIR WORK COMMISSION
FWC Matter No.:
AG2018/740
Applicant: BAI Communications Pty Ltd
Applicant
Undertaking- section 190
I am authorised to make this undertaking on behalf of BAI Communications Pty Ltd
(Company). The Company makes the following undertaking under section 190 of the Fair
Work Act 2009 (Act) in connection with the approval of the BAI Communications Broadcast
Technician Enterprise Agreement 2018-2022 (Agreement):
1. Clause 19 - Superannuation shall be read and applied on the basis that the following
is included:
A default superannuation fund nominated by BAI Communications for the purpose of
superannuation contributions for a particular employee can be any complying fund so
long as it also offers a MySuper product.
2. Clause 27.6 of the Agreement shall read and be applied as follows:
úAll lime worked by a BA Technician:
(a) between the hours of 7pm and 12am;
(b) on a Saturday;
(c) without a minimum rest break as required by clause 31. 5; or
(d) where a full-time employee works in excess of 45 hours in any given week or
where a part-lime employee works in excess of their nominated contracted hours
of work will be multiplied by 1.5 and credited as time in his or her Hours Bank."