MA000024  PR718841
FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION


Fair Work Act 2009

s.285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2019–20
(C2020/1)

COTTON GINNING AWARD 2020
[MA000024]

Agricultural industry

JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT CATANZARITI
DEPUTY PRESIDENT ASBURY
COMMISSIONER HAMPTON
MR FERGUSON
PROFESSOR WOODEN
MS LABINE-ROMAIN

MELBOURNE, 26 JUNE 2020

Annual Wage Review 2019–20.

A. Further to the decision issued by the majority of the Expert Panel in the Annual Wage Review 2019–20 on 19 June 2020 [[2020] FWCFB 3500], the above award is varied as follows:

1. By deleting the table appearing in clause 17.1 and inserting the following:

Employee classification

Minimum Weekly rate
(full-time employee)

Minimum Hourly rate

 

$

$

CG1

761.30

20.03

CG2

800.90

21.08

CG3

816.30

21.48

CG4

841.80

22.15

CG5

877.60

23.09

2. By deleting the words “1 July 2019” in clause 17.4(b) and inserting “1 November 2020”.

3. By deleting the amount “$28.58” appearing in clause 19.2(b)(i) and inserting “$29.09”.

4. By deleting the table appearing in clause 19.2(c) and inserting the following:

In charge of

$ per week

3–10 employees

34.99

11–20 employees

52.28

more than 20 employees

66.61

5. By deleting the amount “$15.53” appearing in clause 19.2(d) and inserting “$15.81”.

6. By deleting the amount “$0.62” appearing in clause 19.2(e) and inserting “$0.63”.

7. By deleting the table appearing in clause 19.2(f)(i) and inserting the following:

 

Full-time employees

Seasonal employees

Location

$ per week

$ per week

Moura and Cecil Plains

50.38

15.11

Emerald and St George

73.15

21.95

8. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.2.1 and inserting the following:

 

Ordinary hours

Night work (Monday – Friday)

Public holiday

% of ordinary hourly rate1

 

100%

115%

250%

 

$

$

$

CG1

20.80

23.92

52.00

CG2

21.85

25.13

54.63

CG3

22.25

25.59

55.63

CG4

22.92

26.36

57.30

CG5

23.86

27.44

59.65

9. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.2.2 and inserting the following:

 

Monday to Saturday – first 2 hours

Monday to Saturday – after 2 hours

Sunday – all day

Public holiday – all day

% of ordinary hourly rate1

 

150%

200%

200%

250%

 

$

$

$

$

CG1

31.20

41.60

41.60

52.00

CG2

32.78

43.70

43.70

54.63

CG3

33.38

44.50

44.50

55.63

CG4

34.38

45.84

45.84

57.30

CG5

35.79

47.72

47.72

59.65

10. By deleting the table appearing in clause A.3.1 and inserting the following:

 

Ordinary hours

Night work
(Monday – Friday)

Public holiday

% of ordinary hourly rate1

 

125%

125%

250%

 

$

$

$

CG1

26.00

26.00

52.00

CG2

27.31

27.31

54.63

CG3

27.81

27.81

55.63

CG4

28.65

28.65

57.30

CG5

29.83

29.83

59.65

11. By deleting the amount “$20.71” appearing in clause B.1.1 and inserting “$21.08”.

12. By deleting the table appearing in clause B.1.1 and inserting the following:

Allowance

Clause

% of standard rate

$

Payable

Disabilities allowance1

19.2(b)

138.0

29.09

per week

Leading hand in charge of—3–10 employees1

19.2(c)

166.0

34.99

per week

Leading hand in charge of—11–20 employees1

19.2(c)

248.0

52.28

per week

Leading hand in charge of—more than 20 employees1

19.2(c)

316.0

66.61

per week

First aid allowance

19.2(d)

75.0

15.81

per week

Special allowance—bulk liquid tanks

19.2(e)

3.0

0.63

per hour

Special contingency payment—full-time employees—Moura and Cecil Plains

19.2(f)(i)

239.0

50.38

per week

Special contingency payment—full-time employees—Emerald and St George

19.2(f)(i)

347.0

73.15

per week

Special contingency payment—seasonal employees—Moura and Cecil Plains2

19.2(f)(i)

 

15.11

per week

Special contingency payment—seasonal employees—Emerald and St George2

19.2(f)(i)

 

21.95

per week

B. This determination comes into operation on 1 November 2020. In accordance with s.286(5) of the Fair Work Act 2009 this determination does not take effect in relation to a particular employee until the start of the employee’s first full pay period that starts on or after 1 November 2020.

PRESIDENT

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