MEAT PROCESSING AWARD WAGE RATES

 Operative date ffpp 1 August 2007

ADULTS

                                                 Base Rate                Total Wkly                  Casual Wage

                                                  Relativity                Wage Rate $              Rate Per Hour $

Meat Industry Employee                 80                             535.50                        16.90

Entry Level

Meat Industry Employee                 85                             556.30                        17.60

Level 1

Meat Industry Employee                 88                             568.80                        18.00

Level 2                                                                                                                

Meat Industry Employee                 90                             577.20                        17.70

Level 3                                                                                                            

Meat Industry Employee                 95                             598.00                        18.90

Level 4                                                                                                            

Meat Industry Employee                100                            620.90                        19.10

Level 5

Meat Industry Employee                105                            641.80                        20.30

Level 6

Meat Industry Employee                110                            662.60                        20.90

Level 7

          Piecework - Slaughterer

                   An employee engaged on piecework to perform slaughtering duties shall receive
a loading of 10% on the relevant classification rate (ie. Meat Industry Employee Level 5) while on annual leave, sick leave, holidays with pay, rostered days off
or compassionate leave.

JUNIOR WORKERS

                                                            %                         $                          $  

Under 17                                               50                     284.40                    9.00   

17 to 18 year old                                    60                     341.30                   10.80  

18 to 19 year old                                    70                     398.20                   12.60

19 to 20 year old                                    80                     455.00                   14.40

20 to 21 year old                                    90                     511.90                   16.20

APPRENTICES
                                                            %                         $                                

First year                                              50                   310.50                           

Second year                                         65                    403.60                            

Third year                                             72                    447.00                          

Fourth year                                           95                    589.90
                        

MEAT RETAILING AWARD WAGE RATES

Operative date ffpp

1st August 2007

ADULTS

                                               *Base Rate            Total Weekly                Casual Wage

                                                 Relativity               Wage Rate                   Rate Per Hr    

                                                      %                             $                                $

Meat Industry  Employee                  80                         535.50                        16.90

Entry Level                                                      

Meat Industry  Employee                  85                         556.30                        17.60       

Level 1                                                             

Meat Industry  Employee                  92.1                      585.90                        18.50    

 Level 2                                                            

Meat Industry  Employee                  95                         598.00                        18.90       

Level 3                                                             

Meat Industry  Employee                  100                       620.90                        19.60      

Level 4                                                             

Meat Industry Employee                   105                       641.80                        20.30       

Level 5       

        
  * At the conclusion of the minimum rates adjustment process.

MINIMUM WAGE

(a)     Notwithstanding the provisions of subclause 1 hereof, no adult employee shall be paid less than the rate of $527.10 per week.

          PROVIDED that payments for overtime, special rates, holiday and weekend penalties, shift allowances and disability allowances prescribed in this award shall not be taken into account in the calculation of such minimum weekly rate of wage.

(b)     Where a minimum rate of pay as aforesaid is applicable to an employee for work in ordinary hours the same rate shall be applicable to the calculation of overtime and all other penalty rates, payments during sick leave and annual leave, and for all other purposes of this award.

APPRENTICES AND JUNIORS

 
                                     APPRENTICES

                                                        %                                     $                           

First year                                          50                                310.50                     

Second year                                     65                                403.60                    

Third year                                         72                                447.00                    

Fourth year                                       95                                589.90                    

                                              
                                      JUNIOR WORKERS