Meat Industry Award 2020 — FWC Award text hosted by the Fair Work Ombudsman

FWC · MA000059 · Clause 11

11. Daily hire employees

[Varied by PR733854]

11.1 An employer in a meat processing establishment may employ daily hire or part-time daily hire employees.

11.2 The daily hire employee will be employed by the day or shift or part thereof as the case may be, without breaking service for the purposes of the award and the NES as to payment for public holidays, personal/carer’s leave and annual leave. Employment will terminate at the end of each day or shift on which the employee is employed.

11.3 A daily hire employee may be required by the employer to work no less than 7.6 ordinary hours for each day they are employed.

11.4 A part-time daily hire employee may be required by the employer to work no less than 4 consecutive hours for each day they are employed.

11.5 Notwithstanding the termination of employment at the end of each day or shift, the engagement of a daily hire employee or part-time daily hire employee will continue until the engagement is terminated.

11.6 Engagement may be terminated by notice on either side as from the end of the ordinary working hours on the day or shift on which notice is given or at any later time specified by the notice.

11.7 An employee who terminates their engagement as from a time prior to the end of the ordinary working hours on any day or shift without having given the notice in accordance with clause 11.6 will not be entitled to payment in respect of any time actually worked on that day or shift.

11.8 A part-time daily hire employee will receive for the hours worked, on a pro rata basis, equivalent pay and conditions to those of daily hire employees who perform the same work.

11.9 In consideration of the rights conferred, a daily hire employee or a part-time daily hire employee will attend and offer for employment at the normal or other place specified by the employer at the usual starting time on each ordinary day unless notified on a particular day they are not required to attend.

11.10 Daily hire loading

For each day worked, a daily hire employee must be paid:

(a) the daily rate of 20% of the minimum weekly rate; and

(b) a loading of 10% of the daily rate,

for the classification in which they are employed.

[11.11 inserted by PR733854 from 27Sep21]

11.11 If a daily hire employee falls within the definition of ‘casual employee’ in clause 2, the employee shall have an entitlement under this award to the following NES benefits as if the employee was not a casual employee:

(a) Annual leave as provided for in Division 6 of Part 2-2 of the Act (despite clause 25.1 of this award);

(b) Paid personal/carer’s leave as provided for in Subdivision A of Division 7 of Part 2-2 of the Act;

(c) Public holidays as provided for in Division 10 of Part 2-2 of the Act; and

(d) Redundancy pay as provided for in Subdivision B of Division 11 of Part 2-2 of the Act.

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Official document

Meat Industry Award 2020 — FWC Award text hosted by the Fair Work Ombudsman ↗

Version

This Fair Work Commission consolidated modern award incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 July 2026 (PR799280, PR799339 and PR799495). ↗

Citation verified

25 Oct 2026

Operative note

This entry explains the current consolidated text. A consolidation or capture date does not establish when a term commenced; earlier accrued rights are preserved by clause 1.3.