Poultry Processing — 17.2 Wage-related allowances
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17.2 Wage-related allowances
17.2 Wage-related allowances
(a) All-purpose allowances
Allowances paid for all purposes are included in the rate of pay of an employee who is entitled to the allowance, when calculating any penalties, loadings or payment while they are on annual leave. The following allowance is paid for all purposes under this award:
(i) Leading hand allowance (clause 17.2(b)).
(b) Leading hand allowance
(i) A leading hand in charge of one or more employees must be paid, in addition to the minimum wage for the highest classification supervised, or their own minimum wage, whichever is higher, the following:
In charge of | $ per week
1 to 19 employees | 40.96
20 employees or more | 68.45
(ii) The leading hand allowance applies for all purposes of this award.
(c) Cold work allowance
A cold work allowance is payable to an employee working for more than one hour in a place where the temperature is reduced by artificial means as follows:
(d) First aid allowance
A first aid allowance of $22.42 per week is payable to an employee who has been trained to provide first aid and holds an appropriate first aid qualification such as a certificate from St John Ambulance or similar body if appointed by the employer to perform first aid duty.
17.2(c) PR799354 ppc 01Jul26; working more than one hour in artificially reduced temperature band; no premium/penalty additions under 17.4
17.2(c) PR799354 ppc 01Jul26; working more than one hour in artificially reduced temperature band; no premium/penalty additions under 17.4
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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 PR799354. 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 |
|---|---|
| Less than -23.3°C | 2.75AUD per hour or part thereof |
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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 PR799354. 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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- Select the applicable classification, employment arrangement and source conditions. These printed references do not calculate an individual employee payment.
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Poultry Processing Award 2020 — FWC Award text hosted by the Fair Work Ombudsman
FWC · MA000074 · Clause 17
17. Allowances
[Varied by PR718892, PR719045, PR729333, PR729518, PR740758, PR740924, PR762183, PR762350, PR773961, PR774129, PR786612, PR786782, PR799354, PR799510]
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.
17.1 Employers must pay to an employee the allowances the employee is entitled to under clause 17.
NOTE: See Schedule C—Summary of Monetary Allowances for a summary of monetary allowances and method of adjustment.
17.2 Wage-related allowances
(a) All-purpose allowances
Allowances paid for all purposes are included in the rate of pay of an employee who is entitled to the allowance, when calculating any penalties, loadings or payment while they are on annual leave. The following allowance is paid for all purposes under this award:
(i) Leading hand allowance (clause 17.2(b)).
(b) Leading hand allowance
[17.2(b)(i) varied by PR718892, PR729333, PR740758, PR762183, PR773961, PR786612, PR799354 ppc 01Jul26]
(i) A leading hand in charge of one or more employees must be paid, in addition to the minimum wage for the highest classification supervised, or their own minimum wage, whichever is higher, the following:
In charge of | $ per week
1 to 19 employees | 40.96
20 employees or more | 68.45
(ii) The leading hand allowance applies for all purposes of this award.
(c) Cold work allowance
[17.2(c) varied by PR718892, PR729333, PR740758, PR762183, PR773961, PR786612, PR799354 ppc 01Jul26]
A cold work allowance is payable to an employee working for more than one hour in a place where the temperature is reduced by artificial means as follows:
Temperature | $ per hour or part thereof
From -15.6°C to -18.0°C | 1.00
-18.0°C to -23.3°C | 1.75
Less than -23.3°C | 2.75
(d) First aid allowance
[17.2(d) varied by PR718892, PR729333, PR740758, PR762183, PR773961, PR786612, PR799354 ppc 01Jul26]
A first aid allowance of $22.42 per week is payable to an employee who has been trained to provide first aid and holds an appropriate first aid qualification such as a certificate from St John Ambulance or similar body if appointed by the employer to perform first aid duty.
17.3 Expense-related allowances
(a) Meal allowance
[17.3(a) varied by PR719045, PR729518, PR740924, PR762350, PR774129, PR786782, PR799510 ppc 01Jul26]
A meal allowance of $19.14 is payable to an employee who works at least one and a half hours’ overtime after working ordinary hours, except where a meal is provided by the employer.
(b) Vehicle allowance
[17.3(b) varied by PR729518, PR740924, PR762350, PR774129, PR799510 ppc 01Jul26]
A vehicle allowance of $1.00 per kilometre is payable to an employee who is required to use their own vehicle to travel from one place to another during working time.
17.4 The allowances in clauses 17.2(c) to 17.2(d) and 17.3 are not subject to any premium or penalty additions.
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- This Fair Work Commission consolidated modern award incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 July 2026 (PR799280, PR799354 and PR799510). ↗
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