ENTERPRISE AGREEMENTS – dispute about matter arising under agreement – s.739 Fair Work Act 2009 – dispute under the Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Melbourne Distribution Centre Enterprise Agreement 2017 as to whether employees are entitled to a meal allowance if they work more than one hour of overtime – considered ordinary meaning of words of clause having regard to context and evident purpose of relevant terms – consideration of the term ‘return’ – dispute determined – found that meal allowance not payable to employees who can reasonably return home for a meal at any time during a period of work that includes ordinary hours, meal and/or rest breaks and more than one hour of overtime. National Union of Workers v Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd t/a Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API)

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