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 4625 of 2002)
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Before The Honourable
Justice Haylen
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15 August 2002
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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 2002. 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 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
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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Total Weekly Rate
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$
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1
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Slaughterperson
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495.60
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2
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Employee grading beef carcases
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459.60
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3
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Employee weighing and/or recording
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453.80
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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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weasand before hoisting to bleeding rail
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457.00
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5
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Slaughterhouse labourer whose work includes trimming carcases
after
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slaughterperson, 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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453.80
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6
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Employee skinning feet and taking out sinews
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452.80
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7
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Tripeperson and employee cutting, turning and washing
tripes and cutting and
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washing bibles
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452.80
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8
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Slaughterhouse labourer
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448.30
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9
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Laundry attendant
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448.30
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10
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Stockperson (working under conditions of the stockperson
clause)
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454.60
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11
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Stockperson, stock receiver and penner-up
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450.60
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12
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Yardperson and general labourer
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443.90
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13
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Freezer room employee
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452.80
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14
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Dripping and/or lard operator, tallowperson,
digesterperson and/or dry melter
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operator, expellor and/or dryer attendant
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455.60
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15
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Millhand, by-products labourer and saveall attendant
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446.20
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Casing Cleaning Department -
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16
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All-round person
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457.30
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17
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Employee trimming and sliming bungs and bladders and
sliming runners
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450.60
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Boning Department -
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18
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Boner
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474.00
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19
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Slicer and/or sawyer
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460.50
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20
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Trimmer
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453.80
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21
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Weighperson
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450.40
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22
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Packer, strapper, wiring and/or gluing machine operator
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448.30
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23
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Shop-person/butcher
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481.10
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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
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tons)
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454.70
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For each additional 1,016 kg (1 ton) or part thereof up
to 8,128 kg (8 tons)
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extra
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1.58
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For each additional 1,016 kg (1 ton) or part thereof
exceeding 8,128 kg (8
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tons) but not exceeding 12,192 kg (12 tons) extra
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1.22
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For each additional 1,016 kg (1 ton) or part thereof
exceeding 12,192 kg (12
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tons)
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0.98
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When a trailer is attached to a motor wagon, the
carrying capacity of such
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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 forklift driver
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454.70
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26
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Driver of bulldozer
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454.70
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27
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Loader
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463.20
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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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453.80
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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 -
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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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159.80
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At 16 years of age
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48%
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213.10
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At 17 years of age
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60%
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266.30
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At 18 years of age
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74%
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328.50
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At 19 years of age
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87%
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386.20
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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
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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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7.81 per shift
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2
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31.5
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Afternoon Shift
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11.22 per shift
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3
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32.9
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Extraordinary Hours Allowance
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6.78 per day
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4
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35.5
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Horse Allowance
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12.71 per week
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5
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33.3
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Meal money
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7.89 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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0.40 per hour
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Below minus 20 degree celsius
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0.63 per hour
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Below minus 26 degree celsius
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1.17 per hour
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7
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29.2
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Freezing Room Allowance
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0.43 per hour
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8
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29.4
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Temperature Allowance
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0.43 per hour
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0.69 per hour
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9
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10.1
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Rover's Allowance
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2.63 per day
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10
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20.1.2
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Bull Penalty
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2.63 per head
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11
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23.1
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Dog Allowance
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6.53 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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3.14 per day
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13
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23.4
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Leading Hand
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23.40 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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12.08 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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8.93 per week
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16
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23.5.3
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Forklift Allowance
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6.28 per week
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17
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17.1.1
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Objectionable Work - ordinary hours
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2.90 per day
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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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3.39 per sheep, calf or pig
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14.33 per head of cattle
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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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5.16 per sheep, calf or pig
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20.76 per head of cattle
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20
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17.1.4
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Condemned Carcass Allowance
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2.90 per day
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21
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17.1.5
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Brucella Reactor
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6.53 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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0.40 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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6.53 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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4.27 per day
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2.14 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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3.64 per day
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1.76 per 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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2.63 per day
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1.27 per half day
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27
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51.2
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Knife Allowance -
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Slaughter persons, boners and labourers skinning
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3.05 per week
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cattle, heads and feet
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2.19 per day
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Other employees using a knife
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0.61 per week
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0.41 per day
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28
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49.1(a)
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Clothes Allowance
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1.37 per day
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29
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49.1(b)
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Laundry Allowance
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1.10 per day
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30
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49.1(c)
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Clothes Allowance
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0.36 per day
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31
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49.3
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Clothes Laundry Allowance (employees not covered by
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Items 28-30 of this table)
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(a)
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Clothes Allowance
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0.65 per day
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(b)
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Laundry Allowance
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0.54 per day
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(c)
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Clothes Allowance
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0.13 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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1.50 per day
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3. This variation
shall take effect from the first pay period to commence on or after 19 October
2002.
W. R. HAYLEN J.
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.