Schedule C—Summary of Monetary Allowances

[Varied by PR718877, PR719030, PR729317, PR729502, PR740742, PR740907, PR750815, PR762168, PR762334, PR773945, PR774114, PR786597, PR786765, PR799339, PR799495]

See clause 20—Allowances for full details of allowances payable under this award.

C.1 Wage-related allowances (weekly standard rate)

[C.1 varied by PR718877, PR729317, PR740742, PR762168, PR773945, PR786597, PR799339 ppc 01Jul26]

The following wage-related allowances are based on the weekly standard rate defined in clause 2—Definitions as the minimum weekly rate for MI 7 in clause 16.1= $1119.10. These rates are to be paid in accordance with clause 20—Allowances.

Allowance | Clause | % of standard rate | $ | Payable

Leading hand allowance, supervising—3 to 9 employees | 20.2(c)(i) | 1.6 | 17.91 | per week

Leading hand allowance, supervising—10 or more employees | 20.2(c)(ii) | 2.3 | 25.74 | per week

C.2 Wage-related allowances (hourly standard rate)

[C.2.1 varied by PR718877, PR729317, PR740742, PR762168, PR773945, PR786597, PR799339 ppc 01Jul26]

C.2.1 The following wage-related allowances in this award are based on the hourly standard rate defined in clause 2—Definitions as the minimum hourly rate for MI 7 in clause 16.1= $29.45. These rates are to be paid in accordance with the clause 20—Allowances.

Allowance | Clause | % of standard rate | $ | Payable

Cold temperature allowance—Below zero but not below -16°C | 20.2(a) | 2.6 | 0.77 | per hour or part thereof unless stated otherwise

Cold temperature allowance—Below -16°C but not below -18°C | 20.2(a) | 4.5 | 1.33 | per hour or part thereof unless stated otherwise

Cold temperature allowance—Below -18°C but not below -21°C | 20.2(a) | 6.4 | 1.88 | per hour or part thereof unless stated otherwise

Cold temperature allowance—Below -21°C | 20.2(a) | 8.7 | 2.56 | per hour or part thereof unless stated otherwise

First aid allowance | 20.2(b) | 14.2 | 4.18 | per day

C.2.2 Automatic adjustment of wage-related allowances

[C.2.2 renamed and substituted by PR750815 ppc 15Mar23]

The amount of each wage-related allowance is the percentage of the standard rate specified for the allowance and will automatically adjust to reflect the specified percentage when the standard rate is varied.

C.3 Expense-related allowances:

[C.3.1 varied by PR719030, PR729502, PR740907, PR762334, PR774114, PR786765, PR799495 ppc 01Jul26]

C.3.1 The following expense-related allowances are to be paid in accordance with the clause 20—Allowances and will be adjusted by reference to the Consumer Price Index (CPI):

Allowance | Clause | $ | Payable

Clothing—meat processing establishments, weekly allowance | 20.3(a)(i) | 3.70 | per week

Clothing—meat processing establishments, daily allowance | 20.3(a)(i) | 0.74 | per day

Meal allowance—overtime of one and a half hours or more | 20.3(b) | 19.14 | per occasion

C.3.2 Adjustment of expense-related allowances

(a) At the time of any adjustment to the standard rate, each expense-related allowance will be increased by the relevant adjustment factor. The relevant adjustment factor for this purpose is the percentage movement in the applicable index figure most recently published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics since the allowance was last adjusted.

(b) The applicable index figure is the index figure published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for the Eight Capitals Consumer Price Index (Cat No. 6401.0), as follows:

Allowance | Applicable Consumer Price Index figure

Meal allowance | Take away and fast foods sub-group

Clothing | Clothing and footwear group

2. Definitions

[Varied by PR733854, PR774771, PR777289, PR792260, PR795682]

In this award, unless the contrary intention appears:

Act means the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).

adult apprentice means an apprentice who is 21 years of age or over at the commencement of their apprenticeship.

cashier means an employee engaged to collect and/or process money or other payment tendered for retail sales of meat and/or meat products, and who is not a salesperson.

[Definition of casual employee inserted by PR733854 from 27Sep21; varied by PR777289 from 27Aug24]

casual employee has the meaning given by section 15A of the Act.

NOTE: Section 15A of the Act was amended with effect from 26 August 2024. Under clause 102(3) of Schedule 1 to the Act, an existing employee who was a casual employee of an employer under section 15A as it was immediately before that date is taken to be a casual employee of the employer for the purposes of section 15A after that date.

continuous service has the meaning in sections 22(1), (2) and (3) of the Act.

default fund employee means an employee who has no chosen fund within the meaning of the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (Cth).

defined benefit member has the meaning given by the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (Cth).

employee means national system employee within the meaning of the Act.

[Definition of employee organisation inserted by PR774771; substituted retrospectively by PR795682 ppc 01Jul24]

employee organisation has the meaning given by section 12 of the Act.

employer means national system employer within the meaning of the Act.

[Definition of enterprise inserted by PR774771 from 01Jul24]

enterprise has the meaning given by section 12 of the Act.

exempt public sector superannuation scheme has the meaning given by the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth).

fresh meat means meat that has not been cooked, pickled, cured or otherwise processed from the natural state, other than by chilling or freezing.

meat means cattle, calves, buffalo, horses, mules, donkeys, sheep, lambs, goats, pigs, camels, deer, kangaroos, emus, ostriches or marine reptiles, and any flesh or other organic products derived from any of them (excluding milk).

meat industry has the meaning given in clause 4.2.

meat manufacturing establishment has the meaning given in clause 4.2.

meat processing establishment has the meaning given in clause 4.2.

meat retail establishment has the meaning given in clause 4.2.

MySuper product has the meaning given by the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth).

NES means the National Employment Standards as contained in sections 59 to 131 of the Act.

on-hire means the on-hire of an employee by their employer to a client, where such employee works under the general guidance and instruction of the client or a representative of the client.

[Definition of regular casual employee inserted by PR733854 from 27Sep21]

regular casual employee has the meaning given by section 12 of the Act.

related company means a related company within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

relevant apprenticeship legislation means any awards and/or regulations made by any state apprenticeship authority.

rostered day off (RDO) means any continuous 24 hour period between the completion of the last ordinary shift and the commencement of the next ordinary shift on which an employee is rostered for duty.

[Definition of salesperson deleted by PR792260 ppc 14Oct25]

[Definition of small business employer inserted by PR774771 from 01Jul24]

small business employer has the meaning given by section 23 of the Act.

standard rate means the minimum weekly rate for a MI 7 in clause 16.1. Where an allowance is provided for on an hourly basis, a reference to standard rate means 1/38th of the weekly rate referred to in this definition.

[Definition of workplace delegate inserted by PR774771 from 01Jul24]

workplace delegate has the meaning given by section 350C(1) of the Act.

20. Allowances

[Varied by PR718877, PR719030, PR729317, PR729502, PR740742, PR740907, PR762168, PR762334, PR773945, PR774114, PR786597, PR786765, PR799339, PR799495]

NOTE: Regulations 3.33(3) and 3.46(1)(g) of Fair Work Regulations 2009 set out the requirements for pay records and the content of payslips including the requirement to separately identify any allowance paid.

20.1 Employers must pay to an employee any allowances the employee is entitled to under clause 20.

NOTE: See Schedule C—Summary of Monetary Allowances for a summary of monetary allowances and method of adjustment.

20.2 Wage-related allowances

(a) Cold temperature allowance

[20.2(a) varied by PR718877, PR729317, PR740742, PR762168, PR773945, PR786597, PR799339 ppc 01Jul26]

A cold temperature allowance will be paid to an employee who is required to work in a temperature artificially reduced below zero degrees Celsius for every hour or part of an hour for which, in the aggregate, the employee is required to work:

Temperature range | $ per hour or part thereof

Below zero but not below -16°C | 0.77

Below -16°C but not below -18°C | 1.33

Below -18°C but not below -21°C | 1.88

Below -21°C | 2.56

(b) First aid allowance

[20.2(b) varied by PR718877, PR729317, PR740742, PR762168, PR773945, PR786597, PR799339 ppc 01Jul26]

A first aid allowance of $4.18 per day must be paid to an appropriately qualified employee who acts instead of and performs the duties of a full-time first aid officer or nurse.

(c) Leading hand allowance

[20.2(c)(i) varied by PR718877, PR729317, PR740742, PR762168, PR773945, PR786597, PR799339 ppc 01Jul26]

(i) A leading hand allowance of $17.91 per week must be paid to leading hands supervising at least 3 but fewer than ten employees (including juniors and apprentices).

[20.2(c)(ii) varied by PR718877, PR729317, PR740742, PR762168, PR773945, PR786597, PR799339 ppc 01Jul26]

(ii) A leading hand allowance of $25.74 per week must be paid to leading hands supervising ten or more employees.

20.3 Expense-related allowances

(a) Clothing allowance (meat processing establishments only)

[20.3(a)(i) varied by PR799495 ppc 01Jul26]

(i) A clothing allowance of $3.70 per week, or $0.74 per day, will be paid to employees required to launder their own outer working clothes.

(ii) The allowance is not payable where the employer launders the employee’s outer working clothes free of charge.

(b) Meal allowance

[20.3(b) varied by PR719030, PR729502, PR740907, PR762334, PR774114, PR786765, PR799495 ppc 01Jul26]

A meal allowance of $19.14 will be paid to an employee who is required to work overtime for one and a half hours or more after the employee’s rostered finishing time.

(c) Travelling and transfers

Where an employee is temporarily transferred during working hours from one location to another, the employer will pay the employee all reasonable costs of transit and travelling time.