AN140317 – Woolclassers and Sheep Shearing Machine Experts and Grinders' Award - State 2003

5.2 WAGE RATES - WOOLCLASSERS (OTHER THAN TRAINEE WOOLCLASSERS)

5.2.1 (a) Piecework rate

For carrying out the duties described in clause 5.3 of this Award, a Woolclasser (other than a trainee Woolclasser) shall be paid at the rate of $163.13 per thousand sheep and/or lambs.

(b) All rams and/or ram stags wool classed shall be paid for at the rate of 2 for one.

For the purpose of clause 5.2 "rams" means rams over 6 months old.

"Ram stags" means rams which have been castrated after they have attained the age of 18 months.

(c) Guaranteed weekly minimum earnings

The employer shall pay the Woolclasser at the rate set out below, if the piecework earnings from woolclassing over the whole of the employment fall short of the relevant weekly amount for the same period.

	Minimum per week
	$
Number of stands
3 and 4 stands	593.80
5 and 6 stands	594.80
7 stands	597.40
8 to 10 stands	599.40
11 to 15 stands	601.40
Over 15 stands	605.40

(d) Trainee Woolclassers

A trainee Woolclasser shall be paid 75% of the rates of pay prescribed in clause 5.2.

(e) Shearing Shed Experts

For carrying out the duties described in clause 5.1.2 a Shearing Shed Expert shall be paid as follows:
 

When working in sheds of from 5 to 8 stands	534.42
For each additional stand exceeding 8	0.60

The rates of pay in this Award are intended to include the arbitrated wage adjustment payable under the 1 September 2005 Declaration of General Ruling and earlier Safety Net Adjustments and arbitrated wage adjustments. [Disputed cases are to be referred to the Vice President.] This arbitrated wage adjustment may be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees whose wages and conditions of employment are regulated by this Award which are above the wage rates prescribed in the Award. Such payments include wages payable pursuant to certified agreements, currently operating enterprise flexibility agreements, Queensland workplace agreements, award amendments to give effect to enterprise agreements and overaward arrangements. Absorption which is contrary to the terms of an agreement is not required.

Increases made under previous State Wage Cases or under the current Statement of Policy, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset arbitrated wage adjustments.

(f) For the purpose of clause 5.2:

(i) Employment shall be deemed to begin at the time at which the employee is instructed to arrive at the station, but if the employee does not arrive until later, then at the time of arrival.

(ii) The number of stands to be taken is the number of stands actually occupied by shearers during the shearing, a stand being deemed to be occupied even though temporarily vacant due to the absence of a shearer or pending replacement of a shearer.

(iii) In calculating the guaranteed amount in respect of employment for part of a week, the employee shall be entitled to 1/5th of the prescribed weekly rate for each day or part thereof.