BUTCHERS’ WHOLESALE (STATE)
AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by The Australasian Meat
Industry Employees' Union, New South Wales Branch, industrial organisation of
employees.
(No. IRC 4880 of 2000)
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Before Commissioner Tabbaa
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19 October 2000
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VARIATION
1. Delete
subclause 27.3 of clause 27, wages, of the award made 17 April and 16 October
2000 and insert in lieu thereof the following:
27.3 Arbitrated
Safety Net Adjustment
27.3.1 The rates of pay
in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case
2000. These adjustments may be offset
against:
(i) any
equivalent overaward payments, and/or
(ii) award wage
increases since 29 May, 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case, minimum
rates adjustments.
2. Delete
Appendix 1 - Wages and Appendix 2 - Other Rates and Allowance of Part 9,
Appendix, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
APPENDIX 1
Wage Rates
Adult Basic Wage:
$121.40 per week
T1.1 The minimum
rate of pay for 40 ordinary hours of any classification shall be as follows:
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Total Weekly Classification
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Rate
$
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1
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Slaughterperson
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464.60
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2
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Employee grading beef carcases
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428.60
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3
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Employee weighing and/or recording
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422.80
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4
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Knocker down and/or shackler and/or
employee opening up neck and tying weasand before hoisting
to bleeding rail
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426.00
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5
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Slaughterhouse labourer whose work includes trimming
carcases after slaughterperson, skinning heads, removing eyes, removing
horns, removing tongues and/or cheeks, removing brains and boning for pet
foods and boning heads and crutching sheep
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422.80
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6
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Employee skinning feet and taking out sinews
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421.80
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7
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Tripeperson and employee cutting, turning and washing
tripes and cutting and washing bibles
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421.80
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8
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Slaughterhouse labourer
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417.30
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9
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Laundry attendant
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417.30
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10
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Stockperson (working under conditions of the stockperson
clause)
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423.60
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11
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Stockperson, stock receiver and
penner-up
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419.60
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12
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Yardperson and general labourer
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412.90
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13
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Freezer room employee
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421.80
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14
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Dripping and/or lard operator, tallowperson,
digesterperson and/or dry melter operator, expellor and/or dryer attendant
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424.60
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15
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Millhand, by-products labouer and saveall attendant
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415.20
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Casing Cleaning Department -
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16
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All-round person
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426.30
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17
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Employee trimming and sliming bungs and bladders and
sliming runners
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419.60
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Boning Department -
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18
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Boner
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443.00
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19
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Slicer and/or sawyer
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429.50
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20
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Trimmer
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422.80
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21
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Weighperson
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419.40
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22
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Packer, strapper, wiring and/or gluing machine operator
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417.30
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23
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Shop-person/Butcher
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450.10
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Motor Wagon Drivers -
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24
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Motor wagon driver of a vehicle with carrying capacity of
up to 3,048 kg
(3 tons)
For each additional 1,016 kg (1 ton) or part thereof up to
8,128 kg (8 tons)
extra - $1.49
For each additional 1,016 kg (1 ton) or part thereof
exceeding 8,128 kg (8 tons) but not exceeding 12,192 kg (12 tons) extra -
$1.15
For each additional 1,016 kg (1 ton) or part thereof
exceeding 12,192 kg (12 tons) - 0.92
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423.70
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When a trailer is attached to a motor wagon, the carrying
capacity of such trailer shall be computed with the rate in determining the
driver’s wages.
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25
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Driver of tractor under 50 h.p. or fork lift driver
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423.70
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26
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Driver of bulldozer
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423.70
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27
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Loader
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432.20
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28
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Cleaner - cleaning production plant and equipment (working
under shift work provisions)
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422.80
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T1.2 The minimum
rate of pay for 40 ordinary hours for juniors shall be as follows:
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Age
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Percentage
Classification 12
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Total Weekly rate
$
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- General Labourer
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At 15 years of age
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36%
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148.60
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At 16 years of age
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48%
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198.20
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At 17 years of age
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60%
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247.70
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At 18 years of age
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74%
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305.50
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At 19 years of age
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87%
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359.20
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At 20 years of age ¾ Adult rates
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Upon any adjustment, junior rates to be calculated to the
nearest ten cents.
APPENDIX 2
Other Rates and
Allowances
T2.1 Other rates
and allowances - Subject to the provisions of the relevant clauses, allowances
and special rates are as follows:
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Item
No.
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Clause
No.
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Brief Description
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Amount
$
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1
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31.4
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Alternating shifts
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7.33 per shift
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2
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31.5
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Afternoon shift
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10.53 per shift
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3
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32.9
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Extraordinary Hours Allowance
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6.36 per day
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4
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35.5
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Horse Allowance
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11.92 per week
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5
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33.3
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Meal money
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6.85 per meal
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6
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29.1
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Temperature Allowance -
Below minus 1 degree celsius
Below minus 16 degree celsius
Below minus 20 degree celsius
Below minus 26 degree Celsius
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0.38 per hour
0.59 per hour
1.10 per hour
1.65 per hour
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7
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29.2
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Freezing Room Allowance
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0.41 per hour
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8
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29.4
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Temperature Allowance
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0.41 per hour
0.65 per hour
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9
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10.1
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Rover's Allowance
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2.47 per day
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10
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20.1.2
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Bull Penalty
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2.47 per head
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11
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23.1
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Dog Allowance
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6.13 per dog per week
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12
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23.3
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First-aid Attendant
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2.95 per day
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13
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23.4
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Leading Hand
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21.95 per week
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14
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23.5.1
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Pedestrian Stacker Allowance -
Cold Temperature
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11.33 per week
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15
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23.5.2
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Pedestrian Stacker Allowance
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8.38 per week
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16
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23.5.3
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Fork Lift Allowance
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5.90 per week
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17
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17.1.1
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Objectionable Work ¾ ordinary hours
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2.72 per day
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18
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17.1.2
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Objectionable Work ¾ outside ordinary hours
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3.19 per sheep, calf or
pig
13.45 per head of cattle
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19
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17.1.3
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Objectionable Work ¾on Sundays or holidays
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4.84 per sheep, calf or
pig
19.48 per head of
cattle
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20
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17.1.4
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Condemned Carcase Allowance
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2.72 per day
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21
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17.1.5
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Brucella Reactor
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6.13 per day
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22
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17.1.6
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Work in Artificially Increased Temperature
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0.38 per hour
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23
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17.1.7
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Foetal Blood Extraction Allowance
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6.13 per day
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24
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13.4
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TP Slaughtering Allowance - all types of animals
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4.01 per day
2.01 per half day
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25
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13.5
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TP Slaughtering Allowance - two types of animals
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3.42 per day
1.65 half day
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26
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13.6
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TP Slaughtering Allowance - one type of animal
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2.47 per day
1.19 per half day
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27
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51.2
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Knife Allowances -
Slaughterpersons, boners and labourers skinning
cattle, heads and feet:
Other employees using a knife:
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2.95 per week
2.12 per day
0.59 per week
0.40 per day
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28
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49.1(a)
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Clothes Allowance
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1.19 per day
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29
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49.1(b)
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Laundry Allowance
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0.96 per day
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30
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49.1(c)
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Clothes Allowance
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0.32 per day
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31
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49.3
(a)
(b)
(c)
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Clothes Laundry Allowance (employees not covered by Items
28-30 of this table)
Clothes Allowance
Laundry Allowance
Clothes Allowance
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0.57 per day
0.47 per day
0.12 per day
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32
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46.5(b)
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TP Boner Allowance
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1.41 per day
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3. This
variation shall take effect from the first pay period to commence on or after
19 October 2000
I.
TABBAA, Commissioner.
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