Application by Dame Pty Ltd
[2026] FWCA 1458
The Facts Dame Pty Ltd, a plumbing business, applied to the Fair Work Commission to approve a new enterprise agreement covering its employees for the period 2026 to 2030. The agreement included a clause requiring employees to return company property before they could receive their final termination payments. The Decision Deputy President Dean approved the agreement, finding it met the relevant statutory requirements. While the clause about withholding termination payments until property was returned raised concerns about consistency with the…
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