AP792378CRV - Pastoral Industry Award 1998
16. CONTRACT OF ENGAGEMENT – CATEGORIES
16.1 Employees engaged for work in a shed shall be engaged on a casual basis in one or more of the following categories:
A composite of these categories may apply where the employee has mixed functions, save for shearers, provided as below.
16.2 Duties of shed staff
16.2.1 Shed Hand or Wool presser-shed hand
[16.2.1(a) substituted by R9225 ppc 06Sep99]
(a) A shed hand or wool presser-shed hand may be required to work as a generally useful hand in or about the shearing shed either during the crutching or shearing or when crutching or shearing is not taking place.
(b) Shed hands and woolpressers and/or shed hand-woolpressers shall be paid by the run provided that:
(i) on any day on which the employee attends for duty he or she shall be guaranteed a minimum daily payment for two runs except on the day of Cut Out where if work continues beyond the normal lunch break then payment shall be made for four runs;
(ii) further, if sheep are voted wet at the commencement of the third or fourth run, then they shall be paid for all completed runs on that day together with the run due to commence or partly completed at the time sheep are voted wet;
(iii) the minimum payment of two runs per day shall not apply where an employee is not required to attend for work because of wet weather, provided that the employee is advised on each preceding day that he or she shall not be required to attend, or if advised by the employer of a starting time more than 24 hours hence.
(c) When an employee has mixed functions (eg. as woolpresser and shed hand) they shall be treated, for the purposes of calculating the employee’s pay, as if employed only to perform such of the functions as carry the higher minimum rate under this award.
[16.2.1(d) substituted by PR924413 ppc 31Oct02]
(d) Woolpresser-shed hand and shed hands shall weigh, brand, store and carry wool to the press without extra payment.
(e) An employer may direct a shed hand to carry out the duties of a woolpresser, provided that:
(i) The employee shall only be required to perform those duties of a woolpresser that are within the limits of that employee’s skill, competence and training;
(ii) The performance of such duties does not involve either an alteration to the employee’s classification or a major and substantial change in the duties normally performed by the employee; and
(iii) Such a direction shall be given only in the pursuit of the efficient conduct of a shearing or crutching operation in circumstances of unavailability of a contracted woolpresser for a limited period.
16.2.2 Woolpresser
[16.2.2(a) varied by PR924413 ppc 31Oct02]
(a) A woolpresser or woolpresser-shed hand shall:
(i) the employee shall only be required to perform those duties of a shed hand that are within the limits of that employee’s skill, competence and training; and
(ii) the performance of such duties does not involve either an alteration in the employee’s classification or a major and substantial change in the duties normally performed by the employee.
16.2.3 Cooks
(a) Cooks shall prepare and cook up to 5 meals per day, inclusive of morning and afternoon tea, for an agreed number of persons.
(b) The total number of persons for whom an employee is to cook will not, on the average of the shearing or crutching, be less than the minimum number agreed upon nor more than the maximum number agreed upon provided that if any of the employees to be cooked for strike or willfully cease work against the direction of the employer, the employee shall be entitled to payment of wages in respect only of those employees who do not strike or cease work.
(c) The employee will provide at the cook’s own expense such suitable assistant or assistants as may be necessary for proper cooking and serving the food.
(d) Cooks may be engaged per half day. On the day prior to the commencement of shearing or crutching should the cook be required to prepare the evening meal or clean and prepare the kitchen for a normal start on the proceeding day, payment will be made at 50% of the daily or piecework rate.
(e) On the day of cut out a cook will be guaranteed 50% of the daily or piecework rate. However should shearing proceed after the normal mid day meal break a full day’s wages will be payable.
(f) Where a cook is engaged to cook for non resident employees and prepares two smoko lunches and a midday meal he or she shall receive 50% of the daily or piecework rate.
[16.2.3(g) corrected by Q6829 from 29Jun98]
(g) Where subclause (f) hereof applies, employees will be required to contribute a maximum of 50% of the rate established pursuant to clause 24.1.2 of this award.
16.2.4 Shearers and learner shearers
(a) shearers shall be engaged to shear and/or crutch sheep; and
(b) a Learner shearer shall be engaged as such on production of proof that he or she qualifies for such status.
16.2.5 Crutchers
Crutchers shall be engaged to crutch sheep, either a full crutch or other crutch.
