Meat Industry — 20.2 Wage-related allowances
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20.2 Wage-related allowances
20.2 Wage-related allowances
(a) Cold temperature allowance
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:
(b) First aid allowance
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
(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).
(ii) A leading hand allowance of $25.74 per week must be paid to leading hands supervising ten or more employees.
Clause 20.2(a): artificially reduced below-zero temperature, aggregate time in the row temperature band; source ppc 01Jul26 annotation retained literally.
Clause 20.2(a): artificially reduced below-zero temperature, aggregate time in the row temperature band; source ppc 01Jul26 annotation retained literally.
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For these printed monetary references, the varied figures apply from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2026 under PR799339. Select the applicable employee pay-period start. The capture/consolidation date does not establish that start; source scope, employment/shift and allowance conditions remain applicable.
| Classification / context | $ per hour or part thereof |
|---|---|
| Below zero but not below -16°C | 0.77AUD per hour or part hour |
| Below -16°C but not below -18°C | 1.33AUD per hour or part hour |
| Below -18°C but not below -21°C | 1.88AUD per hour or part hour |
| Below -21°C | 2.56AUD per hour or part hour |
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- For these printed monetary references, the varied figures apply from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2026 under PR799339. Select the applicable employee pay-period start. The capture/consolidation date does not establish that start; source scope, employment/shift and allowance conditions remain applicable.
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Meat Industry Award 2020 — FWC Award text hosted by the Fair Work Ombudsman
FWC · MA000059 · Clause 20
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.
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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). ↗
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- 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.