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 4073
of 2001)
Before the Honourable Justice Kavanagh
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25 June 2001
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VARIATION
1. Delete subclause 27.3 of clause 27,
Wages, of the award published 25 January 2001 (321 I.G. 1167), 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 2001. 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
Wages
Adult Basic Wage: $121.40
per week
T1.1 The minimum
rate of pay for 40 ordinary hours of any classification shall be as follows:
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Total Weekly
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Classification
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Rate
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$
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1
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Slaughterperson
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477.60
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2
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Employee grading beef carcases
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441.60
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3
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Employee weighing and/or recording
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435.80
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4
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Knocker down and/or shackler and/or
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employee opening up neck and tying weasand
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before hoisting to bleeding rail
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439.00
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5
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Slaughterhouse labourer whose work includes
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trimming carcases after slaughterperson, skinning
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heads, removing eyes, removing horns, removing
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tongues and/or cheeks, removing brains and boning
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for pet foods and boning heads and crutching sheep
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435.80
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6
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Employee skinning feet and taking out sinews
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434.80
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7
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Tripeperson and employee cutting, turning and
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washing tripes and cutting and washing bibles
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434.80
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8
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Slaughterhouse labourer
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430.30
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9
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Laundry attendant
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430.30
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10
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Stockperson (working under conditions of the
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stockperson clause)
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436.60
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11
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Stockperson, stock receiver and
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penner-up
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432.60
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12
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Yardperson and general labourer
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425.90
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13
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Freezer room employee
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434.80
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14
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Dripping and/or lard operator, tallowperson,
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digesterperson and/or dry melter operator, expellor
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and/or dryer attendant
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437.60
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15
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Millhand, by-products labouer and saveall attendant
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428.20
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Casing Cleaning Department -
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16
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All-round person
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439.30
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17
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Employee trimming and sliming bungs and
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bladders and sliming runners
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432.60
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Boning Department -
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18
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Boner
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456.00
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19
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Slicer and/or sawyer
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442.50
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20
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Trimmer
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435.80
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21
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Weighperson
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432.40
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22
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Packer, strapper, wiring and/or gluing machine
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operator
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430.30
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23
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Shop-person/Butcher
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463.10
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Motor Wagon Drivers -
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24
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Motor wagon driver of a vehicle with carrying
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capacity of up to 3,048 kg
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(3 tons)
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436.70
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For each additional 1,016 kg (1 ton) or part thereof
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up to 8,128 kg (8 tons)
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extra - $1.53
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For each additional 1,016 kg (1 ton) or part thereof
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exceeding 8,128 kg (8 tons) but not exceeding
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12,192 kg (12 tons) extra - $1.18
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For each additional 1,016 kg (1 ton) or part thereof
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exceeding 12,192 kg (12 tons) - 0.95
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When a trailer is attached to a motor wagon, the
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carrying capacity of such trailer shall be computed
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with the rate in determining the driver’s wages.
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25
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Driver of tractor under 50 h.p. or fork lift driver
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436.70
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26
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Driver of bulldozer
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436.70
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27
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Loader
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445.20
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28
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Cleaner - cleaning production plant and equipment
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(working under
shift work provisions)
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435.80
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T1.2 The minimum rate
of pay for 40 ordinary hours for juniors shall be as follows:
Age
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Percentage of
Classification 12
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Total Weekly rate
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- General Labourer
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$
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At 15 years of age
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36%
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153.30
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At 16 years of age
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48%
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204.40
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At 17 years of age
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60%
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255.50
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At 18 years of age
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74%
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315.20
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At 19 years of age
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87%
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370.50
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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:
Item
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Clause
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Amount
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No.
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No.
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Brief Description
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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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7.55 per shift
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2
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31.5
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Afternoon shift
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10.84 per shift
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3
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32.9
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Extraordinary Hours Allowance
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6.55 per day
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4
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35.5
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Horse Allowance
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12.28 per
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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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0.39 per hour
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Below
minus 16 degree celsius
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0.61 per hour
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Below
minus 20 degree celsius
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1.13 per hour
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Below
minus 26 degree celsius
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1.69 per hour
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7
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29.2
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Freezing Room Allowance
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0.42 per hour
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8
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29.4
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Temperature Allowance
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0.42 per hour
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0.67 per hour
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9
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10.1
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Rover's Allowance
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2.54 per day
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10
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20.1.2
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Bull Penalty
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2.54 per head
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11
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23.1
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Dog Allowance
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6.31 per dog
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per week
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12
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23.3
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First-aid Attendant
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3.03 per day
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13
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23.4
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Leading Hand
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22.61 per
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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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11.67 per
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week
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15
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23.5.2
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Pedestrian Stacker Allowance
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8.63 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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6.07 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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2.80 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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3.28 per
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sheep, calf or
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pig
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13.85 per head
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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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4.99 per
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sheep, calf or
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pig
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20.06 per head
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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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2.80 per day
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21
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17.1.5
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Brucella Reactor
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6.31 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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0.39 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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6.31 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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4.13 per day
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2.07 per half
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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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3.52 per day
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1.70 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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2.54 per day
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1.23 per half
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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 skinning
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2.95 per week
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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 (employees not covered
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by Items 28-30 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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1.45 per day
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3. This
variation shall take effect from the first pay period to commence on or after
19 October 2001.
T. M.
KAVANAGH J.
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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.