BUTCHERS' WHOLESALE (NEWCASTLE AND NORTHERN) 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 6131 of 2004)
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Before The Honourable
Mr Deputy President Harrison
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1 November 2004
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VARIATION
1. Delete
subclause 27.3 of clause 27, Wages, of the award published 2 March 2001 (322
I.G. 727) 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 2004. These adjustments may be
offset against:
(i) any
equivalent over-award payments; and/or
(ii) 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:
Appendix 1 - Wages
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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$
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1
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Slaughter person
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531.60
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2
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Employee grading beef carcases
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495.60
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3
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Employee weighing and/or recording
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489.80
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4
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Knocker down and/or shackler and/or employee opening up
neck and tying
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weas and before hoisting to bleeding rail
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493.00
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5
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Slaughterhouse labourer whose work includes trimming
carcases after
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slaughter person, skinning heads, removing eyes, removing
horns, removing
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tongues and/or cheeks, removing brains and boning for pet
foods and boning
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heads and crutching sheep
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489.80
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6
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Employee skinning feet and taking out sinews
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488.80
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7
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Tripe person and employee cutting, turning and washing
tripes and cutting and
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washing bibles
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488.80
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8
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Slaughterhouse labourer
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484.30
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9
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Laundry attendant
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484.30
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10
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Stock person (working under conditions of the stock person
clause)
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490.60
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11
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Stock person, stock receiver and penner-up
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486.60
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12
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Yard person and general labourer
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479.90
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13
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Freezer room employee
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488.80
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14
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Dripping and/or lard operator, tallow person, digester
person and/or dry melter
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operator, expeller and/or dryer attendant
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491.60
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15
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Mill hand, by-products labourer and save-all attendant
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482.20
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Casing Cleaning Department -
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16
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All-round person
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493.30
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17
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Employee trimming and sliming bungs and bladders and
sliming runners
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486.60
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Boning Department -
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18
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Boner
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510.00
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19
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Slicer and/or sawyer
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496.50
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20
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Trimmer
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489.80
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21
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Weigh person
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486.40
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22
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Packer, strapper, wiring and/or gluing machine operator
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484.30
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23
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Shop person/butcher
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517.10
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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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490.70
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For each additional 1,016 kg (1 ton) or part thereof up to
8,128 kg (8 tons) extra
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1.69
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For each additional 1,016 kg (1 ton) or part thereof
exceeding 8,128 kg (8 tons)
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but not exceeding 12,192 kg (12 tons) extra
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1.30
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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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1.05
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When a trailer is attached to a motor wagon, the carrying
capacity of such trailer
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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 forklift driver
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490.70
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26
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Driver of bulldozer
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490.70
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27
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Loader
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499.20
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28
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Cleaner - cleaning production plant and equipment (working
under shift work
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provisions)
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489.80
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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 of
Classification 12 - General Labourer
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Amount
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%
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$
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At 15 years of age
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36
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172.70
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At 16 years of age
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48
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230.40
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At 17 years of age
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60
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287.90
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At 18 years of age
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74
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355.10
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At 19 years of age
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87
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417.50
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At 20 years of age
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Adult rates
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Upon any adjustment, junior rates to be calculated to
the nearest 10 cents.
Appendix 2 - 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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Allowance
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Amount
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$
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1
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34.1
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Alternating
shifts - per shift
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8.34
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2
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31.5
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Afternoon
shift - per shift
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11.99
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3
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32.9.1
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Extraordinary
hours allowance - per day
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7.21
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4
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35.5
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Horse
allowance - per week
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13.58
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5
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33.3
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Meal
money - per meal
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8.14
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6
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29.1
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Temperature
allowance - per hour -
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below
minus 1 degree Celsius
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0.42
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below
minus 16 degree Celsius
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0.67
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below
minus 20 degree Celsius
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1.25
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below
minus 26 degree Celsius
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1.87
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7
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29.2
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Freezing
room allowance - per hour
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0.46
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8
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29.4
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Temperature
allowance - per hour
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0.46
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0.73
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9
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10.1
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Rovers
allowance - per day
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2.80
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10
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20.1.2
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Bull
penalty - per head
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2.80
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11
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23.1
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Dog allowance - per dog per week
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6.98
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12
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23.3
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First-aid
attendant - per day
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3.35
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13
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23.4
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Leading
hand - per week
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25.00
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14
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23.5.1
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Pedestrian
stacker - cold temperature per week
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12.91
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15
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23.5.2
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Pedestrian
stacker - per week
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9.54
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16
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23.5.3
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Forklift
- per week
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6.71
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17
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17.1.1
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Objectionable
work - ordinary hours
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3.09
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18
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17.1.2
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Objectionable
work - outside ordinary hours -
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per
sheep, calf or pig
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3.62
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per
head of cattle
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15.31
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19
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17.1.3
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Objectionable
work - on Sundays and Public Holidays -
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per
sheep, calf or pig
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5.52
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per
head of cattle
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22.17
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20
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17.1.4
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Condemned
carcass allowance - per day
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3.09
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21
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17.1.5
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Brucella
reactor - per day
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6.98
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22
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17.1.6
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Work
in artificially increased temperature - per hour
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0.42
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23
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17.1.7
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Foetal
blood extraction allowance - per day
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6.98
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24
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13.4
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TP
slaughtering allowance - all type of animals -
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per
day
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4.56
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per
week
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2.29
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25
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13.5
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TP
slaughtering allowance - 2 types of animals -
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per
day
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3.89
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per week
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1.88
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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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per day
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2.80
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per week
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1.36
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27
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51.2
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Knife
allowance - slaughterpersons, boners and labourers
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skinning
cattle, heads and feet -
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per
week
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3.26
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per
day
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2.34
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Other
employees using a knife -
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per
week
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0.65
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per
day
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0.43
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28
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49.1(a)
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Clothes
allowance - per day
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1.42
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29
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49.1(b)
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Laundry
allowance - per day
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1.15
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30
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49.1(c)
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Clothes
allowance - per day
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0.38
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31
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Clothes/laundry
allowance (employees not covered by
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Items
28-30of this Appendix)
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49.3(a)
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Clothes
allowance - per day
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0.69
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49.3(b)
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Laundry
allowance - per day
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0.56
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49.3(c)
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Clothes
allowance - per day
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0.15
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32
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46.5(b)
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TP
boner allowance
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1.60
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3. This
variation shall come into effect from the first full pay period commencing on
or after 1 November 2004.
R. W. HARRISON D.P.
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.