ENTERPRISE BARGAINING – single interest employer authorisation – ss.248, 249 Fair Work Act 2009 – VHIA made application for Single Interest Employer Authorisation concerning new enterprise agreement to cover range of allied health professionals – application set out 84 employers intended to be covered by new enterprise agreement – employers involved in provision of public health services in Victorian public health sector – employers specified in Declaration made by Minister under s.247 of FW Act – application also specified group of employees covered by new enterprise agreement who were allied health employees – VHIA appointed as the bargaining representative of each of the employers – effect of authorisation sought is to allow two or more single interest employers to bargain together in relation to new enterprise agreement – s.249 specifies when Commission must make single interest employer authorisation – Commission satisfied that employer covered by the proposed new agreement freely agreed to bargain together – satisfied no person coerced or threatened to coerce any of the employers to bargain in that way – single interest employer authorisation made – authorisation came into operation on day it was made which is date of decision – authorisation to cease operation on the day which the proposed agreement is made or 12 months from day of authorisation. Victorian Hospitals’ Industrial Association
