AP792378CRV - Pastoral Industry Award 1998

9. STATION HANDS EMPLOYED AT SHEARING OR CRUTCHING

Notwithstanding anything else contained in this award, Part 2 of the award shall not apply to any employee engaged to work on a weekly basis under Part 3 during any time the employee is employed in shearing or crutching operations of the principal employer. Provided that this clause shall not apply to any station hand engaged by the week who works in the employer’s shearing shed and who has been engaged by the employer during the period commencing one week before the actual shearing or crutching begins and who is discharged during the week after the shearing or crutching actually ends. In such case, the employee shall be paid station hand rates when performing work covered by Part 3 of this award and shearing rates when performing work covered by Part 2 of this award.