BUTCHER'S WHOLESALE (NEWCASTLE AND NORTHERN) AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by The
Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union, Newcastle and Northern Branch,
industrial organisation of employees.
(No. IRC5042 of 2000)
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Before The Honourable
Justice Kavanagh
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26 October 2000
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VARIATION
1. Delete
subclause 27.3 of clause 27, Wages of the award published 2 March 2001 (322
I.G.) as varied, 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:
(a) any equivalent
overaward payments, and/or
(b) award wage
increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case, and minimum
rates adjustments.
2. Delete
Appendix 1 - Wages and Appendix 2 - Other Rates and Allowances, of PART 9 -
APPENDIX and insert in lieu thereof the following:
PART 9 - APPENDIX
APPENDIX 1
Wages
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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Classification
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Wage 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 carcasses
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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 weas and 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
carcasses 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 l
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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 labourer and save all
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)
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$423.70
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For each additional 1,016 kg (11on) or part thereof up to
8,128 kg (8 tons) extra
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$1.49
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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
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$1.15
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For each additional 1,016 kg (1 ton) or part thereof
exceeding 12,192 kg (12 tons)
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$0.92
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When a trailer is attached to a motor
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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 the following percentages of
the General Labourer (Classification 12) Rate as follows:
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Age
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Total weekly rate
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At 15 years of age
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$148.60
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At 16 years of age
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$198.20
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At 17 years of age
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$247.70
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At 18 years of age
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$305.50
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At 19 years of age
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$359.20
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At 20 years of age ‑Adult rates
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Upon any adjustment, junior rates to be calculated to the
nearest ten cents
APPENDIX 2
Other Rates and Allowances
T2.1 Other rates and
allowances - Subject to the provisions of the relevant clauses, allowances and
special rates are as follows:
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Item
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Clause
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Brief Description
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Amount
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No.
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No.
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$
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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 -
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Below minus 1 degree celsius
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0.38 per hour
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Below minus 16 degree celsius
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0.59 per hour
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Below minus 20 degree celsius
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1.10 per hour
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Below minus 26 degree celsius
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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
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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 -
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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
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0.38 per hour
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Temperature
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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
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4.01 per day
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animals
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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
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3.42 per day
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animals
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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
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2.47 per day
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animal
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1.19 per half day
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27
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51.2
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Knife Allowances -
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Slaughterpersons, boners and labourers
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2.95 per week
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skinning cattle, heads and feet:
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2.12 per day
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Other employees using a knife:
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0.59 per week
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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
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Clothes Laundry Allowance
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(employees not covered by Items 28-30
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of this table)
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(a)
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Clothes Allowance
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0.57 per day
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(b)
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Laundry Allowance
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0.47 per day
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(c)
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Clothes Allowance
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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
23 October 2000.
T. M.
KAVANAGH J.
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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.