Pay Guide - Pastoral Award (MA000035) : Disclaimer

Pay Guide - Pastoral Award [MA000035]
Published 4 March 2024

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Effective: 01/07/2023 Published: 04/03/2024
Rates of pay
If the Leading hand or First aid allowances apply, the rates below should not be used, and should be calculated using PACT.
Adult
Farm and livestock hand - Full-time & part-time

Where keep is provided, the employer may deduct $150.16 from the employee’s total weekly wages.
Table 1 of 2
Classification Weekly pay rate Hourly pay rate Public holiday Overtime - Overtime - Overtime -
Monday to Sunday - not Sunday - for the
Saturday for the purpose purpose of
of feeding and feeding and
watering stock watering stock
Farm and livestock hand level 1 $859.30 $22.61 $45.22 $33.92 $45.22 $33.92
Farm and livestock hand level 8 $1,069.10 $28.13 $56.26 $42.20 $56.26 $42.20
Table 2 of 2
Classification Overtime - station cooks Overtime - station cooks Overtime - station cooks Delayed meal break
- work on 6 full days - - work on 6 full days and - work on 7 full days -
payment in addition to 1 half day - payment in payment in addition to
weekly wage addition to weekly wage weekly wage
Farm and livestock hand level 1 $117.18 for the week $234.35 for the week $351.53 for the week $45.22
Farm and livestock hand level 2 N/A N/A N/A $46.46
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Piggery attendant - Full-time & part-time
Table 1 of 3
Classification Weekly pay Hourly pay Saturday Sunday - Public holiday - work Public holiday - work
rate rate continuous within usual rostered within usual rostered
shiftwork hours - not shiftwork hours - shiftwork
Piggery attendant level 1 $859.30 $22.61 $33.92 $45.22 $56.53 $45.22
Piggery attendant level 7 $1,026.20 $27.01 $40.52 $54.02 $67.53 $54.02
Table 2 of 3
Classification Overtime - Monday Overtime - Monday Overtime - Afternoon shift - 5 Afternoon shift - less than
to Saturday - first 2 to Saturday - after 2 Sunday shifts in a row (6 at a 5 shifts in a row (6 at a 6
hours hours 6 day site) day site) - first 3 hours
Piggery attendant level 1 $33.92 $45.22 $45.22 $26.00 $33.92
Table 3 of 3
Classification Afternoon shift - less Night shift - 5 shifts Night shift - less Night shift - less Permanent night
than 5 shifts in a row in a row (6 at a 6 day than 5 shifts in a row than 5 shifts in a row shift
(6 at a 6 day site) - site) - not permanent (6 at a 6 day site) - (6 at a 6 day site) -
after 3 hours first 3 hours after 3 hours
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Poultry farm worker - Full-time & part-time
Classification Weekly pay Hourly pay Public Overtime - Overtime - Overtime - Delayed meal
rate rate holiday Monday to Sunday - not Sunday - for break
Saturday for the the purpose
purpose of of feeding
feeding and and watering
watering stock
stock
Poultry farm worker level 1 $859.30 $22.61 $45.22 $33.92 $45.22 $33.92 $45.22
Woolclasser
Classification Weekly pay Daily pay rate Per 1000 sheep Per 1000 rams and Public holiday – Public holiday –
rate and lambs pay rate ram stags pay rate sheep and lambs rams and ram stags
Woolclasser level 1 $1,566.95 $313.39 $422.73 $845.46 $845.46 $1,690.92

Shearing shed expert

Classification Weekly pay rate Daily pay rate Public holiday – per hour in
addition to weekly or daily
payment
Shearing shed expert level 1 $1,410.26 $282.05 $37.09
Shearing shed expert level 2 $1,566.95 $313.39 $41.21
Woolpresser
For found employees deduct $37.27 per day from the rates below.
Classification Per bale pay rate Per kilo pay rate Per run pay rate Public holiday - Public holiday -
per bale payment per kilo payment
Woolpresser – by hand $22.30 $0.1463 $73.78 $44.60 $0.2926
Woolpresser – by power $14.87 $0.0976 $73.78 $29.74 $0.1952
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Shed hand
Classification Per run pay rate Public holiday - per hour Overtime - other than day of
cut out - per hour
Shed hand - less than 65 work days experience $66.21 $66.21 $49.67
Shed hand - 65 or more work days experience $69.66 $69.66 $52.25
Shearing cook
Classification Full day pay rate Half day pay rate
Shearing cook $23.25 per day per found employee cooked for with a minimum $11.63 per half day per found employee cooked for with a
payment of $302.23 per day minimum payment of $151.12 per half day
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Shearers & Learner shearers
Learner shearers receive the rates for shearers below with a minimum payment of $67.40 per run
Shearer - Per 100 sheep - Not double fleeced - Machine shearing - Does not provide own stud comb
Classification Per 100 sheep pay rate Public holiday
Flock sheep (wethers, ewes and lambs) $367.89 $735.78
Rams (other than special stud rams) and ram stags $735.78 $1,471.56
Stud ewes and their lambs $459.86 $919.72
Shearer - Per 100 sheep - Not double fleeced - Machine shearing - Provides own stud comb
Stud ewes and their lambs $574.83 $1,149.66
Shearer - Per 100 sheep - Double fleeced - Machine shearing - Does not provide own stud comb
Shearer - Per 100 sheep - Double fleeced - Machine shearing - Provides own stud comb
Flock sheep (wethers, ewes and lambs) $582.48 $1,164.96
Rams (other than special stud rams) and ram stags $1,164.97 $2,329.94
Shearer - Per 100 sheep - Not double fleeced - Hand shearing - Does not provide own stud comb
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Shearer - Per 100 sheep - Not double fleeced - Hand shearing - Provides own stud comb
Shearer - Per 100 sheep - Double fleeced - Hand shearing - Does not provide own stud comb
Shearer - Per 100 sheep - Double fleeced - Hand shearing - Provides own stud comb
Shearer - Per day - Not double fleeced - Machine shearing - Does not provide own stud comb
Classification Daily pay rate Overtime - additional run
Rams (other than special stud rams) and ram stags $549.70 $137.43
Shearer - Per day - Not double fleeced - Machine shearing - Provides own stud comb
Shearer - Per day - Double fleeced - Machine shearing - Does not provide own stud comb
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Shearer - Per day - Double fleeced - Machine shearing - Provides own stud comb
Shearer - Per day - Not double fleeced - Hand shearing - Does not provide own stud comb
Shearer - Per day - Not double fleeced - Hand shearing - Provides own stud comb
Shearer - Per day - Double fleeced - Hand shearing - Does not provide own stud comb
Shearer - Per day - Double fleeced - Hand shearing - Provides own stud comb
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Crutchers
Crutcher - Per 100 sheep - Flock sheep - At sheds

Full crutching with no wigging or ringing $106.69 $213.38
Full crutching with either wigging or ringing $117.73 $235.46
Full crutching with both wigging and ringing $125.08 $250.16
Other crutching with no wigging or ringing $84.61 $169.22
Other crutching with either wigging or ringing $95.65 $191.30
Other crutching with both wigging and ringing $103.00 $206.00
Wigging or ringing with no crutching $40.47 $80.94
Wigging and ringing with no crutching $66.22 $132.44
Full crutching plus cleaning ewe belly with no wigging or ringing $115.89 $231.78
Full crutching with either wigging or ringing plus cleaning ewe belly $126.93 $253.86
Full crutching with both wigging and ringing plus cleaning ewe belly $134.28 $268.56
Other crutching plus cleaning ewe belly with no wigging or ringing $93.81 $187.62
Other crutching with either wigging or ringing plus cleaning ewe belly $104.85 $209.70
Other crutching with both wigging and ringing plus cleaning ewe belly $112.20 $224.40
Wigging or ringing plus cleaning ewe belly with no crutching $49.67 $99.34
Wigging and ringing plus cleaning ewe belly with no crutching $75.42 $150.84
Crutcher - Per 100 sheep - Flock sheep - Not at sheds

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Crutcher - Per 100 sheep - Stud ewes and their lambs - At sheds
Crutcher - Per 100 sheep - Stud ewes and their lambs - Not at sheds
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Crutcher - Per 100 sheep - Rams and ram stags - At sheds

Crutcher - Per 100 sheep - Rams and ram stags - Not at sheds
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Farm and livestock hand - Casual
Table 1 of 2
Classification Hourly pay rate Public holiday Overtime - Monday Overtime - Sunday Overtime - Sunday
to Saturday - not for the - for the purpose of
purpose of feeding feeding and
and watering stock watering stock
Farm and livestock hand level 1 $28.26 $50.87 $39.57 $50.87 $39.57
Table 2 of 2
Classification Overtime - station cooks - Overtime - station Overtime - station Delayed meal break
work on 6 full days - payment cooks - work on 6 full cooks - work on 7 full
in addition to weekly wage days and 1 half day - days - payment in
payment in addition to addition to weekly
weekly wage wage
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Piggery attendant - Casual
Table 1 of 3
Classification Hourly pay rate Saturday Sunday - continuous Public holiday - work Public holiday - work
shiftwork within usual rostered within usual rostered
hours - not shiftwork hours - shiftwork
Table 2 of 3
Classification Overtime - Overtime - Overtime - Afternoon shift - Afternoon shift - Afternoon shift -
Monday to Monday to Sunday 5 shifts in a row less than 5 shifts in less than 5 shifts in
Saturday - first 2 Saturday - (6 at a 6 day site) a row (6 at a 6 day a row (6 at a 6 day
hours after 2 hours site) - first 3 hours site) - after 3 hours
Table 3 of 3
Classification Afternoon shift - less than Night shift - 5 shifts Night shift - less than 5 Night shift - less than 5 Permanent
5 shifts in a row (6 at a 6 in a row (6 at a 6 day shifts in a row (6 at a 6 shifts in a row (6 at a 6 night shift
day site) - after 3 hours site) - not permanent day site) - first 3 hours day site) - after 3 hours
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Poultry farm worker - Casual
Classification Hourly pay rate Public holiday Overtime - Overtime - Overtime - Delayed meal
Monday to Sunday - not for Sunday - for the break
Saturday the purpose of purpose of
feeding and feeding and
Poultry farm worker level 1 $28.26 $50.87 $39.57 $50.87 $39.57 $50.87
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Junior - Farm and livestock hand - Full-time & part-time - Under 16 years of age
Table 1 of 2
Classification Weekly pay rate Hourly pay rate Public holiday Overtime - Monday Overtime - Sunday -
to Saturday not for the purpose
of feeding and
watering stock
Table 2 of 2
Classification Overtime - Sunday - Overtime - station Overtime - station Overtime - station Delayed meal break
for the purpose of cooks - work on 6 cooks - work on 6 cooks - work on 7
feeding and full days - payment full days and 1 half full days - payment
watering stock in addition to day - payment in in addition to
weekly wage addition to weekly weekly wage
wage
Farm and livestock hand level 1 $16.97 $58.59 for the week $117.18 for the week $175.77 for the week $22.62
Farm and livestock hand level 2 $17.43 N/A N/A N/A $23.24
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Junior - Farm and livestock hand - Full-time & part-time - 16 years
Table 1 of 2
Classification Weekly pay rate Hourly pay rate Public holiday Overtime - Monday Overtime - Sunday -
of feeding and
watering stock
Table 2 of 2
Classification Overtime - Sunday Overtime - station Overtime - station Overtime - station Delayed meal break
- for the purpose of cooks - work on 6 cooks - work on 6 cooks - work on 7
wage
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Table 1 of 2
Classification Hourly pay rate Weekly pay rate Public holiday Overtime - Monday Overtime - Sunday -
of feeding and
watering stock
Table 2 of 2
wage
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of feeding and
watering stock
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of feeding and
watering stock
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wage
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Table 1 of 2
Classification Hourly pay rate Weekly pay rate Public holiday Overtime - Monday Overtime - Sunday
to Saturday - not for the
purpose of feeding
and watering stock
Farm and livestock hand level 8 $28.13 $1,069.10 $56.26 $42.20 $56.26
Table 2 of 2
wage
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Junior - Piggery attendant - Full-time & part-time - Under 16 years of age
Table 1 of 3
Table 2 of 3
Classification Overtime - Overtime - Overtime - Afternoon shift - Afternoon shift - Afternoon shift - less
Monday to Monday to Sunday 5 shifts in a row less than 5 shifts in than 5 shifts in a row
Saturday - first Saturday - after (6 at a 6 day site) a row (6 at a 6 day (6 at a 6 day site) -
2 hours 2 hours site) - first 3 hours after 3 hours
Table 3 of 3
Classification Afternoon shift - less than Night shift - 5 shifts in Night shift - less than 5 Night shift - less than 5 Permanent
5 shifts in a row (6 at a 6 a row (6 at a 6 day shifts in a row (6 at a 6 shifts in a row (6 at a 6 night shift
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Junior - Piggery attendant - Full-time & part-time - 16 years
Table 1 of 3
Table 2 of 3
Classification Overtime - Monday Overtime - Monday Overtime - Sunday Afternoon shift - 5 Afternoon shift - less
to Saturday - first 2 to Saturday - after 2 shifts in a row (6 at a than 5 shifts in a row
hours hours 6 day site) (6 at a 6 day site) -
first 3 hours
Table 3 of 3
Classification Afternoon shift - less than Night shift - 5 shifts Night shift - less than 5 Night shift - less than 5 Permanent
5 shifts in a row (6 at a 6 in a row (6 at a 6 day shifts in a row (6 at a 6 shifts in a row (6 at a 6 night shift
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Classification Afternoon shift - less Night shift - 5 shifts Night shift - less Night shift - less Permanent night shift
than 5 shifts in a row in a row (6 at a 6 day than 5 shifts in a row than 5 shifts in a row
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Table 2 of 3
Classification Overtime - Monday Overtime - Monday Overtime - Sunday Afternoon shift - 5 Afternoon shift - less than
to Saturday - first 2 to Saturday - after shifts in a row (6 at a 5 shifts in a row (6 at a 6
hours 2 hours 6 day site) day site) - first 3 hours
Table 3 of 3
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Junior - Poultry farm worker - Full-time & part-time - Under 16 years of age
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Junior - Shed hand
Classification Per run pay rate Public holiday - per Overtime - other than
hour day of cut out - per
hour
Shed hand - under 18 years - less than 65 work days experience $46.35 $46.35 $34.77
Shed hand - under 18 years - 65 or more work days experience $48.76 $48.76 $36.57
Shed hand - 18-20 years - less than 65 work days experience $59.59 $59.59 $44.70
Shed hand - 18-20 years - 65 or more work days experience $62.69 $62.69 $47.03
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Junior - Farm and livestock hand - Casual - Under 16 years of age
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Junior - Farm and livestock hand - Casual - 16 years
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Junior - Piggery attendant - Casual - Under 16 years of age
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Junior - Piggery attendant - Casual - 16 years
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Junior - Poultry farm worker - Casual - Under 16 years of age
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Allowances
If any all purpose allowances apply (marked *), they should be added to the minimum rate before penalties and overtime are calculated.
Allowances Rate
Accommodation allowance - shearing operations - not woolclassers or shearing $60.26 per night
shed experts
Accommodation reimbursement Reimbursement for the cost of accommodation
Breakdown of machinery allowance - found - crutchers, shearers, learner shearers & $178.09 per day
piecework woolpressers
Breakdown of machinery allowance - not found - crutchers, shearers, learner $215.36 per day
shearers & piecework woolpressers
Crutching other than at sheds - lack of amenities allowance $11.96 per day
Dog allowance - station hands an agreed allowance for each dog
Dog registration reimbursement - station hands reimbursement for the cost of any licence or registration fee
paid during the period of use
Expenses reimbursement reimbursement for the cost of authorised expenses
*First aid allowance $0.43 per hour
Horse allowance - station hands $8.71 per week
* Leading hand allowance - in charge of 2-6 employees $0.70 per hour
* Leading hand allowance - in charge of more than 20 employees $1.47 per hour
Meal allowance $15.73 for the first meal and $15.73 for any extra meal
Protective clothing reimbursement reimbursement for the cost of clothing
* Providing own stud combs allowance - shearers, learner shearers - flock sheep - $91.97 per 100 sheep
not double fleeced - (allowance already included in the rate tables above)
* Providing own stud combs allowance - shearers, learner shearers - stud ewes and $114.97 per 100 sheep
their lambs (allowance already included in the rate tables above)
* Providing own stud combs allowance - shearers, learner shearers - rams and ram $183.95 per 100 sheep
stags (allowance already included in the rate tables above)
* Providing own stud combs allowance - shearers, learner shearers paid per day - $68.71 per day
flock sheep - not double fleeced - (allowance already included in the rate tables
above)
stud ewes and their lambs (allowance already included in the rate tables above)
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Allowances Rate
rams and ram stags (allowance already included in the rate tables above)
Saddle allowance - station hands $6.97 per week
* Shearing by hand allowance - shearers, learner shearers - flock sheep (allowance $27.59 per 100 sheep
already included in the rate tables above)
* Shearing by hand allowance - shearers, learner shearers - stud ewes and their $34.49 per 100 sheep
lambs (allowance already included in the rate tables above)
* Shearing by hand allowance - shearers, learner shearers - rams and ram stags $55.18 per 100 sheep
(allowance already included in the rate tables above)
* Shearing by hand allowance - shearers, learner shearers paid per day - flock $20.61 per day
sheep (allowance already included in the rate tables above)
* Shearing by hand allowance - shearers, learner shearers paid per day - stud ewes $25.77 per day
and their lambs (allowance already included in the rate tables above)
* Shearing by hand allowance - shearers, learner shearers paid per day - rams and $41.23 per day
ram stags (allowance already included in the rate tables above)
Sheep spraying allowance $3.95 each day
Tool and equipment reimbursement reimbursement for the cost of tools and equipment
Daily travel allowance - away from home - shearing operations - not woolclassers or $19.88 per hour for all travel time in excess of 1 hour a day
shearing shed experts
Daily travel allowance - living at home - travelling time allowance - shearers, learner $17.89 per day
shearers & crutchers
Daily travel allowance - living at home - vehicle allowance - shearing operations $0.95 per km for return travel between home and the shed by
the most direct practicable route
Expenses while travelling allowance - expeditionary employee - woolclassers $4.25 per hour from the time of departure from the place of
engagement or from home until the time of arrival at the place
of employment and from the time of departure from the place of
employment to home or the place of engagement
Fares reimbursement - expeditionary employee - woolclassers reimbursement for the cost of fares for travel to and from the
shed at the start and finish of work on the most direct route
from the closest of home, the previous place of work or the
place of engagement
Vehicle allowance - expeditionary employee - woolclassers $0.95 per km for travel to and from the shed at the start and
finish of the work on the most direct route from the closest of
home, the previous place of work or the place of engagement
Travelling time allowance the appropriate rate as part of work hours
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Allowances Rate
Vehicle allowance $0.95 per km

Wet work - clothing & footwear allowance reimbursement for the cost of clothing and footwear
Woolpressers - weighing and branding bales allowance $0.49 per bale extra
Work not starting on scheduled day allowance - piecework - Woolclassers Level 1 $156.70 per day until work is able to begin
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Farm and livestock hand - Full-time & part-time

Woolclasser level 1 $1,566.95 $313.39 $422.73 $845.46 $845.46 $1,690.92

Shearing shed expert

Crutcher - Per 100 sheep - Flock sheep - At sheds

Crutcher - Per 100 sheep - Flock sheep - Not at sheds

Crutcher - Per 100 sheep - Rams and ram stags - At sheds

Junior - Poultry farm worker - Full-time & part-time - 16 years

Junior - Poultry farm worker - Full-time & part-time - 17 years

Junior - Poultry farm worker - Full-time & part-time - 19 years

Junior - Poultry farm worker - Full-time & part-time - 20 years

Junior - Poultry farm worker - Casual - 16 years

Junior - Poultry farm worker - Casual - 17 years

Junior - Poultry farm worker - Casual - 19 years

Junior - Poultry farm worker - Casual - 20 years

Vehicle allowance $0.95 per km

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