In brief
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on
financial viability of businesses globally. While legislation that
will provide some financial certainty is in the pipeline,
flexibility may be achieved by recourse to some existing industrial
mechanisms including varying terms under enterprise agreements.
Variations to enterprise agreements to preserve business
financial viability
On 31 March 2020, CVSG Electrical Construction Pty Ltd
(CSVG) applied to the Fair Work Commission
(FWC) pursuant to section 210 of the Fair Work
Act 2009 (Act) to vary the CVSG Electrical
Construction Enterprise Agreement 2017-2021
(Agreement) in order to withhold pay increases due
under the Agreement.
