20. Allowances

[Varied by PR718877, PR719030, PR729317, PR729502, PR740742, PR740907, PR762168, PR762334, PR773945, PR774114, PR786597, PR786765, PR799339, PR799495]

NOTE: Regulations 3.33(3) and 3.46(1)(g) of Fair Work Regulations 2009 set out the requirements for pay records and the content of payslips including the requirement to separately identify any allowance paid.

20.1 Employers must pay to an employee any allowances the employee is entitled to under clause 20.

NOTE: See Schedule C—Summary of Monetary Allowances for a summary of monetary allowances and method of adjustment.

20.2 Wage-related allowances

(a) Cold temperature allowance

[20.2(a) varied by PR718877, PR729317, PR740742, PR762168, PR773945, PR786597, PR799339 ppc 01Jul26]

A cold temperature allowance will be paid to an employee who is required to work in a temperature artificially reduced below zero degrees Celsius for every hour or part of an hour for which, in the aggregate, the employee is required to work:

Temperature range | $ per hour or part thereof

Below zero but not below -16°C | 0.77

Below -16°C but not below -18°C | 1.33

Below -18°C but not below -21°C | 1.88

Below -21°C | 2.56

(b) First aid allowance

[20.2(b) varied by PR718877, PR729317, PR740742, PR762168, PR773945, PR786597, PR799339 ppc 01Jul26]

A first aid allowance of $4.18 per day must be paid to an appropriately qualified employee who acts instead of and performs the duties of a full-time first aid officer or nurse.

(c) Leading hand allowance

[20.2(c)(i) varied by PR718877, PR729317, PR740742, PR762168, PR773945, PR786597, PR799339 ppc 01Jul26]

(i) A leading hand allowance of $17.91 per week must be paid to leading hands supervising at least 3 but fewer than ten employees (including juniors and apprentices).

[20.2(c)(ii) varied by PR718877, PR729317, PR740742, PR762168, PR773945, PR786597, PR799339 ppc 01Jul26]

(ii) A leading hand allowance of $25.74 per week must be paid to leading hands supervising ten or more employees.

20.3 Expense-related allowances

(a) Clothing allowance (meat processing establishments only)

[20.3(a)(i) varied by PR799495 ppc 01Jul26]

(i) A clothing allowance of $3.70 per week, or $0.74 per day, will be paid to employees required to launder their own outer working clothes.

(ii) The allowance is not payable where the employer launders the employee’s outer working clothes free of charge.

(b) Meal allowance

[20.3(b) varied by PR719030, PR729502, PR740907, PR762334, PR774114, PR786765, PR799495 ppc 01Jul26]

A meal allowance of $19.14 will be paid to an employee who is required to work overtime for one and a half hours or more after the employee’s rostered finishing time.

(c) Travelling and transfers

Where an employee is temporarily transferred during working hours from one location to another, the employer will pay the employee all reasonable costs of transit and travelling time.

Schedule C—Summary of Monetary Allowances

[Varied by PR718877, PR719030, PR729317, PR729502, PR740742, PR740907, PR750815, PR762168, PR762334, PR773945, PR774114, PR786597, PR786765, PR799339, PR799495]

See clause 20—Allowances for full details of allowances payable under this award.

C.1 Wage-related allowances (weekly standard rate)

[C.1 varied by PR718877, PR729317, PR740742, PR762168, PR773945, PR786597, PR799339 ppc 01Jul26]

The following wage-related allowances are based on the weekly standard rate defined in clause 2—Definitions as the minimum weekly rate for MI 7 in clause 16.1= $1119.10. These rates are to be paid in accordance with clause 20—Allowances.

Allowance | Clause | % of standard rate | $ | Payable

Leading hand allowance, supervising—3 to 9 employees | 20.2(c)(i) | 1.6 | 17.91 | per week

Leading hand allowance, supervising—10 or more employees | 20.2(c)(ii) | 2.3 | 25.74 | per week

C.2 Wage-related allowances (hourly standard rate)

[C.2.1 varied by PR718877, PR729317, PR740742, PR762168, PR773945, PR786597, PR799339 ppc 01Jul26]

C.2.1 The following wage-related allowances in this award are based on the hourly standard rate defined in clause 2—Definitions as the minimum hourly rate for MI 7 in clause 16.1= $29.45. These rates are to be paid in accordance with the clause 20—Allowances.

Allowance | Clause | % of standard rate | $ | Payable

Cold temperature allowance—Below zero but not below -16°C | 20.2(a) | 2.6 | 0.77 | per hour or part thereof unless stated otherwise

Cold temperature allowance—Below -16°C but not below -18°C | 20.2(a) | 4.5 | 1.33 | per hour or part thereof unless stated otherwise

Cold temperature allowance—Below -18°C but not below -21°C | 20.2(a) | 6.4 | 1.88 | per hour or part thereof unless stated otherwise

Cold temperature allowance—Below -21°C | 20.2(a) | 8.7 | 2.56 | per hour or part thereof unless stated otherwise

First aid allowance | 20.2(b) | 14.2 | 4.18 | per day

C.2.2 Automatic adjustment of wage-related allowances

[C.2.2 renamed and substituted by PR750815 ppc 15Mar23]

The amount of each wage-related allowance is the percentage of the standard rate specified for the allowance and will automatically adjust to reflect the specified percentage when the standard rate is varied.

C.3 Expense-related allowances:

[C.3.1 varied by PR719030, PR729502, PR740907, PR762334, PR774114, PR786765, PR799495 ppc 01Jul26]

C.3.1 The following expense-related allowances are to be paid in accordance with the clause 20—Allowances and will be adjusted by reference to the Consumer Price Index (CPI):

Allowance | Clause | $ | Payable

Clothing—meat processing establishments, weekly allowance | 20.3(a)(i) | 3.70 | per week

Clothing—meat processing establishments, daily allowance | 20.3(a)(i) | 0.74 | per day

Meal allowance—overtime of one and a half hours or more | 20.3(b) | 19.14 | per occasion

C.3.2 Adjustment of expense-related allowances

(a) At the time of any adjustment to the standard rate, each expense-related allowance will be increased by the relevant adjustment factor. The relevant adjustment factor for this purpose is the percentage movement in the applicable index figure most recently published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics since the allowance was last adjusted.

(b) The applicable index figure is the index figure published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for the Eight Capitals Consumer Price Index (Cat No. 6401.0), as follows:

Allowance | Applicable Consumer Price Index figure

Meal allowance | Take away and fast foods sub-group

Clothing | Clothing and footwear group