ENTERPRISE AGREEMENTS – dispute about matter arising under agreement – s.739 Fair Work Act 2009 – application to deal with dispute in accordance with dispute settlement procedures in Wilson Fire Protection and Plumbing Division Union Collective Agreement 2011-2015 (earlier agreement) and Wilson Fire Protection Plumbing Division Union Collective Agreement 2015- 2019 (agreement) – dispute concerns underpayment of entitlements of four former employees – examined whether the respondent is obligated to pay the former employees the monies claimed – applicant raised jurisdictional question as to whether one of the former employees could bring a dispute to the Commission given employment ceased on 30 June 2016 – Commission satisfied former employee attempted to resolve the dispute at the workplace level pursuant to the dispute settlement procedure clause in the earlier agreement – satisfied other former employees had no jurisdictional concerns – Commission found there is jurisdiction to have dispute arbitrated – Commission satisfied former employees owed the unpaid entitlements they claimed except for two employees who claimed eligibility of an allin rate entitlement as the provisions of the agreement had not been met. Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia v Wilson Fire Protection
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