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Verified literal source records from 15.4 Unapprenticed junior minimum rates. This group contains printed percentage factors. 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.
| Source context | Printed value | Meaning and unit | Source location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 17 years of age | 70 | percentage factorpercentHeaders and context% Official source section: 15. Minimum rates. Table context: 15.4 Unapprenticed junior minimum rates. (a) a trainee: [15.3(a)(i) varied by PR720159 ppc 18Jun20] (i) Schedule E to the Miscellaneous Award 2020 sets out minimum wage rates and conditions for employees undertaking traineeships. [15.3(a)(ii) varied by PR720159 ppc 18Jun20, PR718892, PR729333, PR740758, PR762183, PR773961, PR786612, PR799354 ppc 01Jul26] (ii) This award incorporates the terms of Schedule E to the Miscellaneous Award 2020 as at 1 July 2026. Provided that any reference to “this award” in Schedule E to the Miscellaneous Award 2020 is to be read as referring to the Poultry Processing Award 2020 and not the Miscellaneous Award 2020; and (b) an unapprenticed junior (see clause 15.4); and (c) an employee receiving a supported wage (see Schedule D—Supported Wage System). 15.4 Unapprenticed junior minimum rates [15.4 varied by PR767896 ppc 31Dec23] Junior employees will be entitled to the percentage of the applicable adult weekly rate for their classification as follows: Exact source row: Under 17 years of age | 70 15.5 Higher duties (a) An employee required by the employer to perform the duties of a position carrying a higher minimum rate than the employee’s ordinary classification for more than 4 hours during one day, must be paid the higher minimum rate for that day. (b) An employee required by the employer to perform the duties of a position carrying a higher minimum rate than the employee’s ordinary classification for 4 hours or less during one day, must be paid the higher rate for the actual time worked at that higher level. 16. Payment of wages 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. 16.1 Wages must be paid weekly, either: (a) according to the actual ordinary hours worked each week; or (b) according to the average number of ordinary hours worked each week. | MA000074:15:27 |
| 17 years of age | 80 | percentage factorpercentHeaders and context% Official source section: 15. Minimum rates. Table context: 15.4 Unapprenticed junior minimum rates. (a) a trainee: [15.3(a)(i) varied by PR720159 ppc 18Jun20] (i) Schedule E to the Miscellaneous Award 2020 sets out minimum wage rates and conditions for employees undertaking traineeships. [15.3(a)(ii) varied by PR720159 ppc 18Jun20, PR718892, PR729333, PR740758, PR762183, PR773961, PR786612, PR799354 ppc 01Jul26] (ii) This award incorporates the terms of Schedule E to the Miscellaneous Award 2020 as at 1 July 2026. Provided that any reference to “this award” in Schedule E to the Miscellaneous Award 2020 is to be read as referring to the Poultry Processing Award 2020 and not the Miscellaneous Award 2020; and (b) an unapprenticed junior (see clause 15.4); and (c) an employee receiving a supported wage (see Schedule D—Supported Wage System). 15.4 Unapprenticed junior minimum rates [15.4 varied by PR767896 ppc 31Dec23] Junior employees will be entitled to the percentage of the applicable adult weekly rate for their classification as follows: Exact source row: 17 years of age | 80 15.5 Higher duties (a) An employee required by the employer to perform the duties of a position carrying a higher minimum rate than the employee’s ordinary classification for more than 4 hours during one day, must be paid the higher minimum rate for that day. (b) An employee required by the employer to perform the duties of a position carrying a higher minimum rate than the employee’s ordinary classification for 4 hours or less during one day, must be paid the higher rate for the actual time worked at that higher level. 16. Payment of wages 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. 16.1 Wages must be paid weekly, either: (a) according to the actual ordinary hours worked each week; or (b) according to the average number of ordinary hours worked each week. | MA000074:15:28 |
| 18 years of age and over | 100 | percentage factorpercentHeaders and context% Official source section: 15. Minimum rates. Table context: 15.4 Unapprenticed junior minimum rates. (a) a trainee: [15.3(a)(i) varied by PR720159 ppc 18Jun20] (i) Schedule E to the Miscellaneous Award 2020 sets out minimum wage rates and conditions for employees undertaking traineeships. [15.3(a)(ii) varied by PR720159 ppc 18Jun20, PR718892, PR729333, PR740758, PR762183, PR773961, PR786612, PR799354 ppc 01Jul26] (ii) This award incorporates the terms of Schedule E to the Miscellaneous Award 2020 as at 1 July 2026. Provided that any reference to “this award” in Schedule E to the Miscellaneous Award 2020 is to be read as referring to the Poultry Processing Award 2020 and not the Miscellaneous Award 2020; and (b) an unapprenticed junior (see clause 15.4); and (c) an employee receiving a supported wage (see Schedule D—Supported Wage System). 15.4 Unapprenticed junior minimum rates [15.4 varied by PR767896 ppc 31Dec23] Junior employees will be entitled to the percentage of the applicable adult weekly rate for their classification as follows: Exact source row: 18 years of age and over | 100 15.5 Higher duties (a) An employee required by the employer to perform the duties of a position carrying a higher minimum rate than the employee’s ordinary classification for more than 4 hours during one day, must be paid the higher minimum rate for that day. (b) An employee required by the employer to perform the duties of a position carrying a higher minimum rate than the employee’s ordinary classification for 4 hours or less during one day, must be paid the higher rate for the actual time worked at that higher level. 16. Payment of wages 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. 16.1 Wages must be paid weekly, either: (a) according to the actual ordinary hours worked each week; or (b) according to the average number of ordinary hours worked each week. | MA000074:15:29 |
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Poultry Processing Award 2020 — FWC Award text hosted by the Fair Work Ombudsman
FWC · MA000074 · Clause 15
15. Minimum rates
[Varied by PR720159, PR718892, PR729333, PR740758, PR762183, PR767896, PR773961, PR786612, PR799354]
[15.1 varied by PR718892, PR729333, PR740758, PR762183, PR773961, PR786612, PR799354 ppc 01Jul26]
15.1 An employer must pay adult employees the following minimum rates for ordinary hours worked by the employee:
Employee classification | Minimum weekly rate (full-time employee) | Minimum hourly rate
| $ | $
Level 1 | 997.40 | 26.25
Level 2 | 1024.10 | 26.95
Level 3 | 1037.70 | 27.31
Level 4 | 1051.20 | 27.66
Level 5 | 1064.30 | 28.01
Level 6 | 1091.70 | 28.73
NOTE: See Schedule B—Summary of Hourly Rates of Pay for a summary of hourly rates of pay including overtime and penalty rates.
15.2 For the purposes of clause 15.1, any entitlement to a minimum rate expressed to be by the week means any entitlement which an employee would receive for performing 38 hours of work.
15.3 The following employees are not entitled to the minimum rates set out in the table in clause 15.1:
(a) a trainee:
[15.3(a)(i) varied by PR720159 ppc 18Jun20]
(i) Schedule E to the Miscellaneous Award 2020 sets out minimum wage rates and conditions for employees undertaking traineeships.
[15.3(a)(ii) varied by PR720159 ppc 18Jun20, PR718892, PR729333, PR740758, PR762183, PR773961, PR786612, PR799354 ppc 01Jul26]
(ii) This award incorporates the terms of Schedule E to the Miscellaneous Award 2020 as at 1 July 2026. Provided that any reference to “this award” in Schedule E to the Miscellaneous Award 2020 is to be read as referring to the Poultry Processing Award 2020 and not the Miscellaneous Award 2020; and
(b) an unapprenticed junior (see clause 15.4); and
(c) an employee receiving a supported wage (see Schedule D—Supported Wage System).
15.4 Unapprenticed junior minimum rates
[15.4 varied by PR767896 ppc 31Dec23]
Junior employees will be entitled to the percentage of the applicable adult weekly rate for their classification as follows:
Age | %
Under 17 years of age | 70
17 years of age | 80
18 years of age and over | 100
15.5 Higher duties
(a) An employee required by the employer to perform the duties of a position carrying a higher minimum rate than the employee’s ordinary classification for more than 4 hours during one day, must be paid the higher minimum rate for that day.
(b) An employee required by the employer to perform the duties of a position carrying a higher minimum rate than the employee’s ordinary classification for 4 hours or less during one day, must be paid the higher rate for the actual time worked at that higher level.
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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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