MA000059  PR562129
FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION



Fair Work Act 2009

s.156 - 4 yearly review of modern awards

4 yearly review of modern awards
(AM2014/78)

MEAT INDUSTRY AWARD 2010
[MA000059]

Meat industry

VICE PRESIDENT WATSON
DEPUTY PRESIDENT KOVACIC
COMMISSIONER ROE

MELBOURNE, 20 MARCH 2015

Variation to modern award - Meat Industry Award 2010.

A. Further to the decision 1 of 3 March 2015 and pursuant to section 156(2)(b)(i) of the Fair Work Act 2009, the Meat Industry Award 2010 is varied as follows:

1. By inserting the following paragraph at the end of clause 11.4:

Nothing in clause 11.4 authorises an employer to require an employee to transfer to casual employment.

2. By deleting clause 33.9(e) and inserting the following:

(e) A shiftworker who works on an afternoon or night shift which does not continue for at least five successive afternoon or night shifts must be paid for each shift 50% for the first three hours and 100% for the remaining hours in addition to their ordinary rate.

3. By deleting clause 36.1(a) and inserting the following:

(a) All time worked outside ordinary working hours on any day as prescribed in clause 31—Hours of work (or in the case of a shiftworker, outside the hours rostered as ordinary shiftwork hours in accordance with clause 34—Rostering) will be deemed to be overtime and be paid for at time and a half for the first three hours and double time thereafter.

4. By deleting the final paragraph of clause 40.2 and inserting the following:

For all employees other than casuals, the above payments will be in addition to the ordinary weekly, daily or hourly rate of pay as appropriate, calculated by reference to the ordinary hourly rate as defined in clause 3.2(a).

B. This determination comes into operation on 30 March 2015.

VICE PRESIDENT WATSON

 1   [2015] FWCFB 579.

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