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Enterprise Agreement · AE528549

Essential Energy Enterprise Agreement 2024

Employer: Essential Energy · ABN 99589872974

Status

Approved

Approved

2 Apr 2025

Nominal expiry

30 June 2027

Industry

utilities

Summary

This is the Essential Energy Enterprise Agreement 2024. It covers employees of Essential Energy. The agreement was approved by the Fair Work Commission in April 2025 and expires in June 2027.

Key terms

This agreement likely includes provisions for wages, overtime, allowances, and working conditions. It may also cover training, safety, and dispute resolution processes, common in agreements for government-related employers.

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Agreement history — Essential Energy

25 agreements for this employer are on the Fair Work Commission register. An enterprise agreement keeps operating until it is replaced or terminated, so the most recently approved one below is the one to check your pay against.

AgreementApprovedNominal expiryStatus
Jemena Asset Management Enterprise Agreement (Vic) 2025AE531888Most recent30 Jan 20267 Jan 2028Approved
Whitehorse City Council Enterprise Agreement 2025AE5299646 Aug 202513 Aug 2028Approved
Gippsland Water Enterprise Agreement 2024AE5296248 July 202512 Oct 2028Approved
Hunter Water Corporation Engineers and Scientists Enterprise Agreement 2024AE5285714 Apr 202530 June 2027Approved
Greater Bendigo City Council Enterprise Agreement 2024AE52842824 Mar 202530 Sept 2027Approved
Ausgrid Enterprise Agreement 2024AE5279457 Feb 20251 Sept 2027Approved
Centennial Myuna Enterprise Agreement 2025AE52763917 Jan 202531 Dec 2028Approved
Latrobe City Council Enterprise Agreement 2024 (No. 10)AE52720318 Dec 202431 Aug 2027Approved
TasWater General Employees (Northern Region) Enterprise Agreement 2024AE52685222 Nov 202430 June 2025passed — still operatesApproved
TasWater Senior Employees Enterprise Agreement 2024AE52685522 Nov 202430 June 2025passed — still operatesApproved
Cardinia Shire Council Enterprise Agreement 2024AE52641117 Oct 202430 June 2027Approved
Darebin City Council Enterprise Agreement 2022-2025AE5263368 Oct 202430 June 2025passed — still operatesApproved
Kestrel Coal ERZ Controller Enterprise Agreement 2024AE5262743 Oct 202410 Oct 2028Approved
Telstra Limited Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027AE52592827 Aug 202430 Sept 2027Approved
Tarong Power Stations Enterprise Agreement 2024AE52591526 Aug 202431 July 2027Approved
Entura Enterprise Agreement 2024 – 2026AE52590023 Aug 202430 June 2026passed — still operatesApproved
RAMSAY HEALTH CARE QUEENSLAND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2024AE52466016 May 202430 Sept 2026Approved
Moira Shire Council Enterprise Agreement No. 10 2023 – 2026AE52437223 Apr 202430 June 2026passed — still operatesApproved
Working at CleanCo Kareeya Power Station Enterprise Agreement 2023AE52433219 Apr 202431 Mar 2026passed — still operatesApproved
Department of Industry, Science and Resources Enterprise Agreement 2024 – 2027AE5240904 Apr 202428 Feb 2027Approved
Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) Enterprise Agreement 2024 - 2027AE5240673 Apr 202428 Feb 2027Approved
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027AE52399728 Mar 202428 Feb 2027Approved
Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) Enterprise Agreement 2024 – 2027AE52400228 Mar 202428 Feb 2027Approved
Bureau of Meteorology Enterprise Agreement 2024AE52391521 Mar 202428 Feb 2027Approved
ACMA Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027AE52388319 Mar 202428 Feb 2027Approved

Passing its nominal expiry date does not end an agreement. It continues to apply until the Commission approves a replacement or terminates it, so an agreement years past its nominal expiry can still be the one that sets your pay. Source: Fair Work Commission document register.

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Source. This summary is generated from the FWC's public document register. Read the full agreement at the FWC: View on fwc.gov.au → · Download PDF

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