"Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) v Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd [2017] FWC 1453
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Fair Work Act 2009
s.437 - Application for a protected action ballot order
"Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries
Union" known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU)
v
Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd
(B2017/209)
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK MELBOURNE, 14 MARCH 2017
Proposed protected action ballot of employees of Mondelez Australia Pty Limited.
Pursuant to s.443 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) the Fair Work Commission orders:
1. PROTECTED ACTION BALLOT TO BE HELD
The "Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union" known
as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) is to hold a protected action ballot
of employees of Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd described in clause 3 of this order.
2. NAME OF PERSON AUTHORISED TO CONDUCT THE BALLOT
The ballot is to be conducted by the Australian Electoral Commission.
3. GROUP OR GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES TO BE BALLOTED
In accordance with s.437(5) of the Act, the employees to be balloted are those who will be
covered by the proposed enterprise agreement and are represented by the bargaining
representative who is the applicant for this protected action ballot order.
4. DATE BY WHICH BALLOT CLOSES
The date by which voting in the protected action ballot is to close is 12 April 2017.
5. QUESTIONS
The question(s) to be put to voters in the ballot are:
In support of reaching an Enterprise Agreement with Mondelez Australia Pty Limited, do you
authorise protected industrial action against your Employer, separately, concurrently and/or
consecutively, in the form of:
PR590965
ORDER
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1. An unlimited number of stoppages on the performance of all work for an
unspecified period of time?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
2. An unlimited number of stoppages on the performance of all work, for a specified
period of time?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
3. An unlimited number of stoppages on the indefinite or periodic bans on overtime?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
4. An unlimited number of stoppages on the indefinite or periodic bans on call
backs?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
5. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on all training, assisting or
instructing for the performance of any work?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
6. An unlimited number of indefinite or period bans on the use of any type of
communication equipment either electronic or non electronic device inclusive of
but not limited to mobile phones, cordless telephone, two-way radios and any
type of computers?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
7. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on the recording and input by
any means for work tracking/data input on all work performed?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
8. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on the performance of all
work commencing without a SAP or job sheet or any paper work being produced
and issued to any maintenance employees who are to perform the work prior to
the performance of any work?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
9. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on attending any meetings or
discussions for change over of shifts or preventative maintenance or any
maintenance purposes inclusive of any work practice improvement initiatives?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
10. An unlimited number of indefinite or period bans on any training, assisting
and/or communicating with contractors and/or casuals and/or limited tenure
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and/or fixed term employees (either direct or indirect employees) for the purposes
of the performance of any work?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
11. An unlimited number of indefinite or period bans on any training, assisting
and/or communicating with management employees for the purposes of the
performance of any work?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
12. An unlimited number of indefinite or periodic bans on the use of any lifting
machinery or equipment?
Yes [ ] No [ ]
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
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Official source: https://www.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/pdf/2017fwc1453.pdf