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"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

Case law · Commonwealth · 2017
1 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 -- 1 of 3 -- PR590965 2 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 -- 2 of 3 -- PR590965 3 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 Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer <Price code A> -- 3 of 3 --