CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE AND WAGES Clause Samples

CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE AND WAGES. (1) The minimum weekly rates of pay to full-time Employees shall be as follows: Effective from the first pay period on or after Effective from the first pay period on or after Effective from the first pay period on or after Effective from the first pay period on or after 1.12.07 1.04.08 1.04.09 1.04.10 Grade 6 $675.00 708.75 744.18 781.38 5 $646.00 678.30 712.21 747.82 4 $617.00 647.85 680.24 714.25 3 $593.00 622.65 653.78 686.46 2 $568.00 596.40 626.22 657.53 1 $556.00 583.80 612.99 643.63 (2) An Employee who has not attained 20 years of age shall be paid in accordance with the following percentages of the adult rate for the relevant grade at which such Employee is assessed. Relevant Age Percentage of Assessed Adult Rate Under 17 years 55% 17 but less than 18 years 65% 18 but less than 19 years 75% 19 but less than 20 years 90%

CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE AND WAGES. Employees shall be employed either as casual by the hour, or in the case of shearing employees by the run or per sheep as the case may be. Farm employees shall be employed to perform a range of farm related duties including, but not limited to irrigation, machinery operation, module building, harvesting, ground preparation including chipping, stick picking, stock work and other duties as directed The rate of pay shall be: Farm employees: Level 1 $15.30 per hour Level 2 $16.44 per hour Level 3 As negotiated above $16.44 Shearing Employees: The rate to be paid to all shearing employees shall be that prescribed by the higher of the relevant rate applicable in the State in which the employee shall be employed from time to time. These rates shall be adjusted as necessary in accordance with any increase handed down by the AFPC, so as not to fall below the minimum wage level. The above rates shall be an ‘all up rate’ and include any entitlement there may be to, overtime, penalty rates, shift loadings, allowances, sick leave, annual leave and annual leave loadings, holiday payments, long service leave, notice payment and redundancy entitlements, unless otherwise expressly dealt with in this agreement. A travel allowance shall be paid to the driver of a vehicle engaged in shearing operations at the rate of 28cents per klm. The allowance shall be paid per klm. for travel in both directions between the shed and the nearest reasonable accommodation. Any dispute in relation to the payment of this allowance shall be dealt with by way of the dispute resolution clause in this agreement.

CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE AND WAGES. (i) Employees shall be employed as part time employees, however from time to time the employer may employ casual employee(s) as required by operational demands. (ii) The minimum rate of pay for all ordinary hours worked shall be as follows; Laundry Employee $14.50 per hour $17.00 per hour Driver $15.35 per hour $18.00 per hour Clerical $15.30 per hour $18.00 per hour (iii) Casual Employees shall be paid as follows; Laundry Employee $17.40 per hour Driver $18.40 per hour Clerical $18.40 per hour (iv) In the event of a junior employee being employed in the Laundry section, they shall be paid the following percentage of the appropriate casual or part time rate as provided: 16 years and under: 65% 17 years of age: 70% 18 years of age: 80% 19 years of age: 90% thereafter the adult rate shall be paid. (v) The rates of pay in this agreement shall, unless otherwise provided for in this agreement include all protected award conditions as provided for in the Act. (vi) The employer shall review all wage rates as at the anniversary date of this agreement, each year.

CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE AND WAGES. All employees shall be employed on a casual basis and be paid as for a minimum of four hours on any day so employed, unless the employee is the one to leave before the expiry of four hours. Employees shall be classified and paid as follows; Probationary Employee: $17.45 per hour Laundry Grade 1 Employee: $18.12 per hour Laundry Grade 2 Employee: $19.25 per hour Laundry Delivery Driver: $19.10 per hour The above rates are an ‘all up rate’, including a casual loading. Rates shall be increased as per any minimum increase handed down by the Australian Fair Pay Commission as applicable from time to time. Where an employee is directed to work at a higher level than he/she normally works, payment shall be made at the higher level providing such work is for two hours or longer. An employee may upon written request elect to be paid $1.00 per hour less than the applicable rate provided in this agreement. Such amount shall be held by the employer for the purpose of the employee accessing paid periods of absence. The conditions agreed to where an employee makes such a request are as provided; * The request shall be for a specific period but not less than 6 months. * The amount deducted each week shall be recorded and advised to the employee along with the cumulative total. * The employee may only access such amount by giving the employer not less than 4 weeks notice of the intention to take a minimum of 5 days absence from work. Such absence shall be by negotiation and dependant on operational circumstances, but shall not be unreasonably refused by the employer.. * Such accrued amount may further be accessed by the employee where the employee falls sick and is absent from work for a period of 3 days or longer. Such request must be accompanied by a Medical Certificate. * Upon termination of employment all accrued amounts held by the employer shall be paid to the employee. * It is agreed that any dispute regarding the payment of the accrued amount shall be dealt with by an independent person suitable to both parties.

CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE AND WAGES. 3.2.1 The following wage rates shall be applicable for the classifications as set out. The rates for Regional Inspectors are inclusive of the 10% allowance prescribed in Clause 4.8. Classification Annual Salary $ Complaints Coordinator Pay Point 1 (Entry Level) 38,177 (9% of $35,025) N/A Pay Point 2 (Entry Level Experienced Complaints Coordinator) 39,228 (12% of $35,025) N/A Pay Point 3 40,405 (3% of $39,228) N/A Pay Point 4 41,617 (3% of $40,405) Total 18.82% increase for existing Complaints Coordinator) N/A Ambulance Officer Pay Point 1 (Entry level) 39,571 (9% of $36,304) N/A Pay Point 2 (Entry Level Experienced Ambulance Officer) 40,660 (12% of $36,304) N/A Pay Point 3 41,880 (3% of $40,660) N/A Pay Point 4 43,136 (3% of $41,880) Total 18.82% over 3 years for existing Ambulance Officers N/A Classification Annual Salary $ Senior Ambulance Officer Pay Point 1 (Entry Level) 43,000 (New rate) N/A Pay Point 2 (Entry Level Experienced Ambulance Officer) 44,290 (3% of $43,000) N/A Pay Point 3 45,619 (3% of $44,290) N/A Pay Point 4 46,987 (3% of $45,619) Total 9.27% over 3 years. N/A Inspector Pay Point 1 (Entry Level) 43,773 (12% of $39,083) 47,681 (22% of $39,083) Pay Point 2 (Entry Level Experienced Inspector) 47,184 (20.73% of $39,083) 51,902 (32.80% of $39,083) Pay Point 3 48,600 (3% of $47,184) 53,460 (3% of $51,902) Pay Point 4 50,058 (3% of $48,600) Total 28% increase for existing Inspectors over 3 years 55,063 (3% of $53,460) Total 31% increase for existing Inspector over 3 years QA & DPI Liaison Officer Pay Point 1 (Entry Level) 45,086 (12% of $39,083) N/A Pay Point 2 (Entry Level Experienced QA & DPI Liaison Officer) 48,000 (22.81% of $39,083) N/A Pay Point 3 49,440 (3% of $48,000) N/A Pay Point 4 50,923 (3% of $49,440) Total 30.29% increase for existing QA & DPI Liaison Officer over 3 years N/A Senior Inspector Pay Point 1 (Entry Level) 49,302 (12% of $44,020) 54,233 (23.2% of $44,020) Pay Point 2 (Entry Level Experienced Inspector) 53,145 (20.73% of $44,020) 58,459 (33% of $44,020) Pay Point 3 54,739 (3% of $53,145) 60,213 (3% of $58,459) Pay Point 4 56,381 (3% of $54,739) Total 28% increase for existing Senior Inspectors over 3 years 62,019 (3% of $60,213) Total 40.88% increase on base Senior Inspectors rate over 3 years 3.2.2 Classification descriptions The following classification descriptions shall apply to the classifications

CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE AND WAGES. 9.1 All employees who are employed by the Company within any warehouse at the Smithfield site shall be allocated to a specific grade in accordance with the classification descriptions outlined below.

CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE AND WAGES a) The Classification Structure shall be a competency based system as follows: i) New employees shall be engaged on a probationary basis whereby they shall have a period of three (3) months to demonstrate competency as defined in Schedule 1, Classification Structure. Should the employee be unable to demonstrate competency within that period, the probationary period may be extended for a further three (3) month period at the discretion of management. Whilst under probation an employee will be paid at the Grade 1 rate as prescribed in Schedule 2, Wages and Allowances. ii) An employee who has satisfactorily completed probation shall be graded as Grade 1 and paid at the Grade 1 rate as prescribed in Schedule 2, Wages and Allowances. iii) An employee who has demonstrated competency for Grade 2, as defined in Schedule 1, Classification Structure, shall be paid at the Grade 2 rate as prescribed in Schedule 2, Wages and Allowances. iv) An employee who has demonstrated competency for Grade 3 as defined in Schedule 1, Classification Structure, shall be paid at the Grade 3 rate as prescribed in Schedule 2, Wages and Allowances. v) An employee who has demonstrated competency for Grade 4 as defined in Schedule 1, Classification Structure shall only be paid at the Grade 4 rate as prescribed in Schedule 2, Wages and Allowances, if so appointed.

CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE AND WAGES