Schedule A—Shearing Operations—Methods for calculating Minimum Rates

[Varied by PR729290, PR729479, PR740716, PR740884, PR762145, PR762308, PR773920, PR774088, PR786573, PR786739, PR799316, PR799473]

A.1 Rates for Shearers—if not found employee

A.1.1 Rates for flock sheep (wethers, ewes and lambs)

[A.1.1 varied by PR729290, PR729479, PR740716, PR740884, PR762145, PR762308, PR773920 ppc 01Jul24, PR774088, PR786573, PR786739, PR799316, PR799473 ppc 01Jul26]

The minimum rate for Shearers shearing 100 flock sheep (if not found employee) is arrived at by the following formula:

Shearer’s formula | $

Minimum rate | 1057.23

Plus 20% piecework allowance—min rate x 20% | 211.45

Plus 25% casual loading—min rate x 25% | 264.31

Subtotal | 1532.99

Plus shearing industry allowance1 | 287.77

Plus rations1 | 79.78

Plus allowance for combs/cutters1 | 121.75

Plus payment for handpiece1 | 27.52

Weekly total for casual piecework Shearer with own handpiece (500 sheep) | 2049.81

Rate per 100 conversion—total divided by 5 | 409.96

1 The industry allowance, rations, combs/cutters and handpiece components are expense-related allowances adjusted in accordance with clause C.2.

[A.1.2 varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

A.1.2 ‘If found’ rates are calculated by deducting $42.05 from the ‘not found’ rate. This amount is arrived at by adding the Shearing cook’s daily rate to one fifth of the Shearers’ ration component. The Shearing cook’s daily rate is calculated in accordance with clause A.5.

A.1.3 Engagement by the day

The per day rate for ‘not found’ employees is calculated by multiplying the old ‘not found' employee daily rate by the Shearers rate per 100 divided by the old Shearers rate per 100.

A.2 Crutching formula

The rates in clause 51.3(a) are arrived at by the formula in clause A.2.

Full crutching at sheds | 29% of Shearers per 100 rate

All other crutching at sheds | 23% of Shearers per 100 rate

Full crutching other than at sheds | 25% of Shearers per 100 rate

All other crutching other than at sheds | 20% of Shearers per 100 rate

Wigging or ringing | 11% of Shearers per 100 rate

Wigging or ringing in addition to crutching | 3% of Shearers per 100 rate

Wigging and ringing | 18% of Shearers per 100 rate

Wigging and ringing in addition to crutching | 5% of Shearers per 100 rate

Cleaning bellies etc. | 2.5% of Shearers per 100 rate

A.3 Shed hands formula

A.3.1 Shed hands (adult) formula

[A.3.1 varied by PR729290, PR729479, PR740716, PR740884, PR762145, PR762308, PR773920 ppc 01Jul24, PR774088, PR786573, PR786739, PR799316, PR799473, ppc 01Jul26]

These amounts are arrived at by using the following formula:

| $

With less than 65 work days' experience in the industry |

Minimum rate—which is 84.56% of Shearer's minimum rate | 893.99

Plus 25% casual loading—new minimum wage rate x 25% | 223.50

Plus shearing industry allowance1 | 287.77

Plus rations1 | 79.78

Total | 1485.04

Per run—divide by 20 | 74.25

With 65 or more work days' experience in the industry |

Minimum rate which is 90.44% of Shearer's minimum rate | 956.16

Plus 25% casual loading—new minimum wage rate x 25% | 239.04

Plus shearing industry allowance1 | 287.77

Plus rations1 | 79.78

Total | 1562.75

Per run—divide by 20 | 78.14

1 The industry allowance and rations components are expense-related allowances adjusted in accordance with clause C.2.

A.3.2 Shed hands (junior) formula

[A.3.2 varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

| $ per run

Under 18 years |

With less than 65 work days' experience as a shed hand |

70% of equivalent adult rate | 51.98

With 65 or more work days' experience as a shed hand |

70% of equivalent adult rate | 54.70

18–20 years |

With less than 65 work days' experience as a shed hand |

90% of equivalent adult rate | 66.83

With 65 or more work days' experience as a shed hand |

90% of equivalent adult rate | 70.33

A.4 Woolpresser’s formula

[A.4 varied by PR729290, PR729479, PR740716, PR740884, PR762145, PR762308, PR773920 ppc 01Jul24, PR774088, PR786573, PR786739, PR799316, PR799473 ppc 01Jul26]

These minimum rates for Woolpressers—if not found are arrived at using the following formula:

| Piecework | Time work

| $ | $

Minimum rate | 954.69 | 1030.23

Plus 20% piecework allowance—min rate x 20% | 190.94 |

Plus 25% casual loading—min rate x 25% | 238.67 | 257.56

Subtotal | 1384.30 |

Plus shearing industry allowance1 | 287.77 | 287.77

Plus rations1 | 79.78 | 79.78

Total per week | 1751.85 | 1655.34

Per run—total divided by 20 | | 82.77

By hand—per bale = total divided by 70 | 25.03 |

By hand—per kilo = by hand per bale rate divided by 152.4 | 0.1642 |

By power—per bale = by hand per bale rate x 2/3 | 16.69 |

By power—per kilo = by power per bale rate divided by 152.4 | 0.1095 |

1 The industry allowance and rations components are expense-related allowances adjusted in accordance with clause C.2.

A.5 Shearing cook’s formula

[A.5 varied by PR729290, PR729479, PR740716, PR740884, PR762145, PR762308, PR773920 ppc 01Jul24, PR774088, PR786573, PR786739, PR799316, PR799473 ppc 01Jul26]

The minimum rates for Shearing cooks are arrived at by the following formula:

Shearing cook’s formula | $

Minimum rate | 1031.64

Plus 25% casual loading—min rate x 25% | 257.91

Plus 20% long hours allowance—min rate x 20% | 206.33

Plus 69.58% of shearing industry allowance1 | 200.23

Total | 1696.11

Daily rate—total divided by 5 | 339.22

Per employee per day rate = daily rate divided by 13 | 26.09

1 The industry allowance component is an expense-related allowance adjusted in accordance with clause C.2.

A.6 Woolclassers formula

A.6.1 Woolclasser level 1 formula

[A.6.1 varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

The Woolclasser level 1 minimum weekly rate is arrived at according the following formula:

| $

Base | 1105.64

Plus casual loading of 25% (of base) | 276.41

Subtotal | 1382.05

Plus conditions allowance1 | 159.25

Plus enterprise flexibility (including hours) and wet weather allowance1 | 225.74

Total | 1767.04

Rounded to the nearest 5 cents | 1767.05

1 The conditions, enterprise flexibility and wet weather components are wage-related allowances calculated in accordance with clause C.1.

A.6.2 Woolclasser level 2 formula

[A.6.2 varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

The Woolclasser level 2 minimum weekly rate is arrived at according to the following formula:

| $

Base | 1105.64

Woolrolling and other shed hands work | 112.85

Subtotal 1 | 1218.49

Plus casual loading of 25% (of subtotal 1) | 304.62

Subtotal 2 | 1523.11

Plus conditions allowance1 | 159.25

Plus enterprise flexibility (including hours) and wet weather allowance1 | 225.74

Total | 1908.10

Rounded to the nearest 5 cents | 1908.10

1 The conditions, enterprise flexibility and wet weather components are wage-related allowances calculated in accordance with clause C.1.

A.6.3 Woolclasser level 3 formula

[A.6.3 varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

The Woolclasser level 3 minimum weekly rate is arrived at according to the following formula:

| $

Base | 1105.64

Woolrolling and other shed hands work | 112.85

Bookkeeping, overseeing, experting1 | 73.37

Subtotal 1 | 1291.86

Plus casual loading of 25% (of subtotal 1) | 322.97

Subtotal 2 | 1614.83

Plus conditions allowance1 | 159.25

Plus enterprise flexibility (including hours) and wet weather allowance1 | 225.74

Total | 1999.82

Rounded to the nearest 5 cents | 1999.80

1 The booking keeping, conditions, enterprise flexibility and wet weather components are wage-related allowances calculated in accordance with clause C.1.

51. Minimum rates

[Varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316]

[51.1 varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

51.1 The minimum rates for Shearers will be:

Minimum rates for shearing (by machine) | If not found employee1 | If found employee1

| $ | $

Flock sheep—wethers, ewes and lambs—rate per 100 | 409.96 | 367.91

Flock sheep—wethers, ewes and lambs—rate per day | 306.28 | 264.23

1 These rates are calculated in accordance with clause A.1.

51.2 Other shearing rates

Description | % of applicable rate

Rams (other than special stud rams) and ram stags | 200% of flock sheep rate

Stud ewes and their lambs | 125% of flock sheep rate

Double-fleeced sheep | 133.33% of the rate prescribed appropriate to the class of sheep

Hand shearing | 7.5% added to the rate for each class of sheep

Shearers required to provide their own stud combs | 25% added to the rate for each class of sheep

Special studs | As agreed

51.3 Rates for crutching

The following rates are arrived at by the formula in clause A.2.

(a) Piecework rates—if not found employee:

[51.3(a) varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

| Per 100 At sheds | Per 100 Other than at sheds

| $ | $

Full crutching: shearing the inside parts of the legs, between the legs, and around and above the tail. In addition when required: removing wool that has been struck by blowfly; lifting the bottom leg and shearing that leg prior to turning the sheep around and above the tail; and/or giving up to 2 blows above the tail | 118.89 | 102.49

All other crutching | 94.29 | 81.99

For wigging or ringing | 45.10 | 45.10

For either wigging or ringing in addition to crutching | 12.30 | 12.30

For wigging and ringing | 73.79 | 73.79

For wigging and ringing in addition to crutching—crutching rate plus | 20.50 | 20.50

For cleaning the belly of any ewe above the teats (no more than 2 blows of the machine or shears)—crutching rates plus | 10.25 | 10.25

(b) Lack of amenities allowance

[51.3(b) varied by PR729290, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

An allowance of $13.62 per person per day will be paid for the lack of amenities when crutching is performed other than at sheds in addition to the piecework rates in clause 51.3(a).

(c) Special crutching rates

(i) For crutching stud ewes and their lambs—one and a quarter of the rates prescribed in clause 51.3(a).

(ii) For crutching rams and ram stags—double the rates prescribed in clause 51.3(a).

[51.3(d) varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

(d) If found employee—the rates prescribed above less the amount of $42.05, which is arrived at by adding the Shearing cook’s daily rate to one fifth of the Shearers’ ration component.

51.4 Rates for shed hands

[51.4(a) varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

(a) If not found employee:

Adults | Weekly rate (full-time employee) | Per run rate

| $ | $

For adults with less than 65 work days' experience as a shed hand | 1485.04 | 74.25

For adults with 65 or more work days' experience as a shed hand | 1562.75 | 78.14

(b) These amounts are arrived at by using the formula in clause A.3.1.

(c) The rates for junior shed hands are arrived at using the formula in clause A.3.2.

[51.4(d) varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

(d) If found employee—the rates prescribed above less the amount of $42.05, which is arrived at by adding the Shearing cook’s daily rate to one fifth of the Shearers’ ration component.

51.5 Rates for Woolpressers—if not found employee:

(a) Piecework

[51.5(a) varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

| $

By hand—per bale | 25.03

By hand—per kilo | 0.1642

By power—per bale | 16.69

By power—per kilo | 0.1095

These rates are arrived at by using the formula in clause A.4.

[51.5(b) varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

(b) For weighing and branding bales—$0.56 per bale extra.

[51.5(c) varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

(c) If the total sum which the Woolpresser would receive under the rates in clause 51.5(a) amounts to less than $82.77 per run multiplied by the number of runs that a time work employee would have been paid for, the employer will pay the deficiency to the employee.

[51.5(d) varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

(d) If found employee—the rates prescribed above less the amount of $42.05, which is arrived at by adding the Shearing cook’s daily rate to one fifth of the Shearers’ ration component.

(e) Woolpressers engaged at piecework rates will, for all wool pressed by them, be paid wholly per bale or wholly per kilogram and will for greasy wool per kilogram be paid for an average of 140 kg per bale if the bales pressed average less than that weight.

[51.5(f) varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

(f) The minimum rate to be paid for woolpressing for employees engaged at time work rates will be $82.77 per run if not found employee. If found employee, rates will be the rate prescribed less $42.05 per day, which is arrived at by adding the Shearing cook’s daily rate to one fifth of the Shearers’ ration component.

(g) Provided that where a Woolpresser engaged at time work would have earned more at a particular shearing than the minimum calculation (by multiplying the per run rate by the number of runs the Woolpresser would have been paid for) if the Woolpresser had been engaged at piecework rates, then the Woolpresser will be paid at the piecework rate pursuant to clause 51.5(a).

51.6 Rates for Shearing cooks

[51.6(a) varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

(a) The minimum rates to be paid to employees for acting as Shearing cook in connection with shearing or crutching operations will be $26.09 per day per found employee for every person excepting themselves for whom the employee cooks.

[51.6(b) varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

(b) If the total amount which the Shearing cook would receive under clause 51.6 for the term of the employment amounts to less than $339.22 per day per found employee for the work, after paying the necessary offsiders, the employer will pay the deficiency to the employee.

(c) A Shearing cook engaged for a half day will be paid 50% of the rate per day per found employee for every person for whom the employee cooks.

(d) The minimum rates for Shearing cooks are arrived at by the formula provided in clause A.5.

51.7 Woolclassers piecework rates

[51.7(a) varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

(a) For carrying out the duties described in clause 50.7 of this award, a Woolclasser will be paid at the rate of $477.03 per 1,000 sheep and/or lambs.

(b) All rams and/or ram stags’ wool classed will be paid for at double the rate in clause 51.7(a).

51.8 Woolclassers guaranteed weekly minimum rates

If the piecework earnings from woolclassing over the whole of the employment are less than the relevant weekly amount for the same period, the employer will pay the Woolclasser not less than the minimum weekly rate set out below.

51.9 Woolclassers and Shearing shed experts

[51.9(a) varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

(a) The following minimum weekly rates will apply to Woolclassers and Shearing shed experts classified under clause 50—Classifications:

Classification | Minimum weekly rate (full-time employee)

| $

Shearing shed expert level 1 | 1590.35

Shearing shed expert level 2 | 1767.05

Woolclasser level 11 | 1767.05

Woolclasser level 21 | 1908.10

Woolclasser level 31 | 1999.80

1 Woolclasser minimum weekly rates are arrived at according to the formulae provided in clause A.6.

(b) Piecework rate

[51.9(b) varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

The piecework rate formula is: $1908.10 (Woolclasser level 2)  4 = $477.03.

(c) Shearing shed experts

[51.9(c)(i) varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

(i) E1—Expert level 1 (experting only) will be paid at 90% of the Woolclasser level 1 rate. The E1 rate is $1590.35 per week.

[51.9(c)(ii) varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

(ii) E2—Expert level 2 (experting plus any additional duties except woolclassing) will be paid at Woolclasser level 1 rate. The E2 rate is $1767.05 per week.

(d) For the purpose of clause 51.9:

(i) employment will be deemed to begin at the time at which the employee is instructed to arrive at the station, but if the employee does not arrive until later, then at the time of arrival;

(ii) the number of stands to be taken is the maximum number of stands actually occupied by Shearers during the shearing;

(iii) in calculating the guaranteed amount in respect of employment for part of a week, the employee will be entitled to 20% of the prescribed weekly rate for each day or part of a day;

(iv) employment of experts and Woolclassers will be by the day unless a longer period of engagement is agreed. Unless the Woolclasser or expert has been notified the previous day that their attendance is not required for that day, then providing they present themselves as ready, able and willing to work prior to commencement of work then they will be paid for that day at 20% of the appropriate minimum weekly rate specified in clause 51.9; and

(v) all employees are entitled to work as expeditionary employees.

(e) At the commencement of shearing the employer or a representative will appoint a certain day upon which the employer will, in each and every week, if so required, pay to the employee any sum not exceeding 75% of the amount due over and above one week’s earnings.

(f) Woolclassers allowances

[51.9(f) varied by PR729290, PR740716, PR762145, PR773920, PR786573, PR799316 ppc 01Jul26]

Allowances included in the Woolclassers’ weekly rate are as follows:

Allowance | $ per week

Conditions | 159.25

Enterprise flexibility | 225.74

Woolrolling | 112.85

Bookkeeping | 73.37

Award Code: MA000035 Effective: 01/07/2026 Published: 18/08/2026 1

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Shed hand

For found employees deduct $42.05 per day from the rates below.

Classification Per run pay rate Public holiday - per hour Overtime - other than day of

cut out - per hour

Shed hand - less than 65 work days experience $74.25 $74.25 $55.70

Shed hand - 65 or more work days experience $78.14 $78.14 $58.61

Shearing cook

Classification Full day pay rate Half day pay rate

Shearing cook $26.09 per day per found employee cooked for with a minimum

payment of $339.22 per day

$13.05 per day per found employee cooked for with a minimum

payment of $169.61 per day