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Verified literal source records from 7.4 Facilitation by majority agreement. This group contains clause references. Original value strings and source row/column identities are preserved. These records are source evidence, not a standalone wage calculation or an approval to use a monetary amount for an employee. Read the complete linked source and the row context; clause/stage numbers and percentages are not relabelled as money.
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| 18 | 18 | clause referenceclause referenceHeaders and contextClause number Official source section: 7. Facilitative provisions. Table context: 7.4 Facilitation by majority agreement. (a) The following facilitative provisions can be utilised by agreement between an employer and an individual employee: (b) Any agreement reached must be kept by the employer as a time and wages record. 7.3 Facilitation by majority or individual agreement (a) The following facilitative provisions can be utilised by agreement between an employer and a majority of employees in the workplace or a section or sections of it, or the employer and an individual employee. (b) Where agreement is reached between the employer and the majority of employees in the workplace or a section or sections of it, the employer must not implement that agreement unless: (i) the agreement reached is kept by the employer as a time and wages record; and (ii) unions which have members employed at an enterprise covered by this award must be informed by the employer of the intention to use the facilitative provision and be given a reasonable opportunity to participate in negotiations regarding its use. Union involvement in this process does not mean that the consent of the union is required prior to the introduction of agreed facilitative arrangements at the enterprise. (c) Where no agreement has been sought by the employer with the majority of employees in accordance with clause 7.3(a), the employer may reach agreement with individual employees in the workplace or a section or sections of it and such agreement binds the individual employee provided the agreement reached is kept by the employer as a time and wages record and provided the agreement is only with an individual employee or a number of individual employees less than the majority in the workplace or a section or sections of it. 7.4 Facilitation by majority agreement (a) The following facilitative provisions may only be utilized by agreement between the employer and the majority of employees in the workplace or a section or sections of it: Exact source row: 18 | Payment by results (b) Additional safeguard Additional safeguards apply to payment by results. Clause 18—Payment by results sets out additional safeguards that employers and employees must observe in respect of payment by results. 7.5 Majority vote at the initiation of the employer A vote of employees in the workplace or a section or sections of it which is taken in accordance with clauses 7.3 and 7.4 to determine if there is majority support for the implementation of a facilitative provision, is of no effect unless taken with the agreement of the employer. Part 2—Types of Employment and Classifications 8. Types of employment [Varied by PR733854] 8.1 Employees under this award will be employed in one of the following categories: | MA000059:7:38 |
| 23.7 | 23.7 | clause referenceclause referenceHeaders and contextClause number Official source section: 7. Facilitative provisions. Table context: 7.4 Facilitation by majority agreement. (a) The following facilitative provisions can be utilised by agreement between an employer and an individual employee: (b) Any agreement reached must be kept by the employer as a time and wages record. 7.3 Facilitation by majority or individual agreement (a) The following facilitative provisions can be utilised by agreement between an employer and a majority of employees in the workplace or a section or sections of it, or the employer and an individual employee. (b) Where agreement is reached between the employer and the majority of employees in the workplace or a section or sections of it, the employer must not implement that agreement unless: (i) the agreement reached is kept by the employer as a time and wages record; and (ii) unions which have members employed at an enterprise covered by this award must be informed by the employer of the intention to use the facilitative provision and be given a reasonable opportunity to participate in negotiations regarding its use. Union involvement in this process does not mean that the consent of the union is required prior to the introduction of agreed facilitative arrangements at the enterprise. (c) Where no agreement has been sought by the employer with the majority of employees in accordance with clause 7.3(a), the employer may reach agreement with individual employees in the workplace or a section or sections of it and such agreement binds the individual employee provided the agreement reached is kept by the employer as a time and wages record and provided the agreement is only with an individual employee or a number of individual employees less than the majority in the workplace or a section or sections of it. 7.4 Facilitation by majority agreement (a) The following facilitative provisions may only be utilized by agreement between the employer and the majority of employees in the workplace or a section or sections of it: Exact source row: 23.7 | 12 hour days or shifts (b) Additional safeguard Additional safeguards apply to payment by results. Clause 18—Payment by results sets out additional safeguards that employers and employees must observe in respect of payment by results. 7.5 Majority vote at the initiation of the employer A vote of employees in the workplace or a section or sections of it which is taken in accordance with clauses 7.3 and 7.4 to determine if there is majority support for the implementation of a facilitative provision, is of no effect unless taken with the agreement of the employer. Part 2—Types of Employment and Classifications 8. Types of employment [Varied by PR733854] 8.1 Employees under this award will be employed in one of the following categories: | MA000059:7:40 |
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- Verified literal source records from 7.4 Facilitation by majority agreement. This group contains clause references. Original value strings and source row/column identities are preserved. These records are source evidence, not a standalone wage calculation or an approval to use a monetary amount for an employee. Read the complete linked source and the row context; clause/stage numbers and percentages are not relabelled as money.
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Meat Industry Award 2020 — FWC Award text hosted by the Fair Work Ombudsman
FWC · MA000059 · Clause 7
7. Facilitative provisions
7.1 Agreement to vary award provisions
(a) This award also contains facilitative provisions which allow agreement between the employer and employees on how specific award provisions are to apply at the workplace or section or sections of it. The facilitative provisions are identified in clauses 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4.
(b) The specific award provisions establish both the standard award conditions and the framework within which agreement can be reached as to how the particular provisions should be applied in practice. Facilitative provisions are not to be used as a device to avoid award obligations nor should they result in unfairness to an employee or employees covered by this award.
7.2 Facilitation by individual agreement
(a) The following facilitative provisions can be utilised by agreement between an employer and an individual employee:
Clause number | Provision
8.3 | Transfer from one employment category to another
14.5(d) | Saturday and Sunday off during work cycle
14.6(b) | Change of roster at short notice
14.8 | Make-up time
15.1(a) | Unpaid meal breaks
17.1 | Payment of wages
23.1(e) | Transfer from day work to shiftwork and vice versa
22.2 | Time off instead of payment for overtime
25.5(c) | Deferment of annual leave loading
25.7 | Annual leave in advance
25.9 | Cashing out of annual leave
31.4 | Time off instead of public holiday rates
31.2 | Substitution of public holidays
(b) Any agreement reached must be kept by the employer as a time and wages record.
7.3 Facilitation by majority or individual agreement
(a) The following facilitative provisions can be utilised by agreement between an employer and a majority of employees in the workplace or a section or sections of it, or the employer and an individual employee.
Clause number | Provision
14.3(b) | Ordinary hours for day workers on weekends (meat processing establishments)
14.3(d) | Alteration to spread of hours for day workers
14.6 | Methods of arranging ordinary working hours
23.6 | Rotation of three-shift system
(b) Where agreement is reached between the employer and the majority of employees in the workplace or a section or sections of it, the employer must not implement that agreement unless:
(i) the agreement reached is kept by the employer as a time and wages record; and
(ii) unions which have members employed at an enterprise covered by this award must be informed by the employer of the intention to use the facilitative provision and be given a reasonable opportunity to participate in negotiations regarding its use. Union involvement in this process does not mean that the consent of the union is required prior to the introduction of agreed facilitative arrangements at the enterprise.
(c) Where no agreement has been sought by the employer with the majority of employees in accordance with clause 7.3(a), the employer may reach agreement with individual employees in the workplace or a section or sections of it and such agreement binds the individual employee provided the agreement reached is kept by the employer as a time and wages record and provided the agreement is only with an individual employee or a number of individual employees less than the majority in the workplace or a section or sections of it.
7.4 Facilitation by majority agreement
(a) The following facilitative provisions may only be utilized by agreement between the employer and the majority of employees in the workplace or a section or sections of it:
Clause number | Provision
15.2(e) | Rest breaks—meat processing establishments only
15.4(b) | Shiftworker crib time
18 | Payment by results
23.1(b)(i) | Operation of shift roster system
23.7 | 12 hour days or shifts
(b) Additional safeguard
Additional safeguards apply to payment by results. Clause 18—Payment by results sets out additional safeguards that employers and employees must observe in respect of payment by results.
7.5 Majority vote at the initiation of the employer
A vote of employees in the workplace or a section or sections of it which is taken in accordance with clauses 7.3 and 7.4 to determine if there is majority support for the implementation of a facilitative provision, is of no effect unless taken with the agreement of the employer.
Part 2—Types of Employment and Classifications
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