M.C.HERD
RENEWAL OF ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT
Following further discussions, the company has put a revised offer to the union. Their revised offer is as follows:
1. Union Picnic Day removed or phased out over 3 years.
2. Rostered Days Off to be paid for by employees by either: 1/19th of each day's earnings deducted as a credit towards the RDO; or
5% of the pay rise offered by the company used to pay for the RDO. i.e. the 9% on offer over 3 years (3%x3%x3%) becomes 4% spread over 3 years.
Examples of this are provided below.
3. Beef Tallies
a. Increased to 21 low, 27 high.
b. Rinse money removed.
c. 20 minutes added to sticking times.
Rates of pay and comparisons shown below.
4. Hours of Work
Company wants ability to work 8 hours per day (chain time) on a maximum of 20 days per year to cover increases in orders.
5. Audit pre op allowance for Q.A. $5.00 per day.
6. Night shift labourer (driver) increase of $26.40 per week plus % increase in new EBA.
7. Pay Increases
Subject to agreement to the above, pay increases of 5% in the first year, 2% second year, 2% third year.
8. Current agreement to stay in force until new agreement reached. However, if any industrial action is taken in support of the claim, the company have said they will review their position.
A general meeting will be held at 12 noon on Monday 4th December
to discuss the revised offer
RDO calculations and comparisons - pieceworkers and follow on labour
Current rates and tallies
Beef Slaughts Daily Beef Labourers Daily
19 Low Tally $129.49 19 Low Tally $108.12
25 Hight Tally $185.73 25 High Tally $144.12
RDO's calculated on 1/19th of what is earned each day. i.e. If you worked 19 days of low tally or 19 days of high tally the above figures are what you would get for your RDO. Currently the RDO is paid without any reductions from the employee's tally earnings.
RDO's - Company's first proposition
The company's first proposition is that 1/19th of daily earnings be deducted and banked for your rostered day off, which would give the following rates. The calculations below include the 5% pay rise proposed for the first year of the agreement, and increased tallies on beef.
Beef Slaughts Daily
21 Low Tally $150.27
27 High Tally $209.32
1/19th of Low Tally = $7.90 per day banked for RDO
1/19th of High Tally = $11.01 per day banked for RDO
Daily payments for Low Tally = $142.37
Daily payments for High Tally = $198.31
Beef Labourers Daily
21 Low Tally $125.47
27 High Tally $163.27
1/19th of Low Tally = $6.60 per day banked for RDO
1/19th of High Tally = $8.59 per day banked for RDO
Daily payments for Low Tally = $118.87
Daily payments for High Tally = $154.68
Mutton Slaughts Daily
80 Low Tally $140.96
110 High Tally $218.12
1/19th of Low Tally = $7.41 per day banked for RDO
1/19th of High Tally = $11.48 per day banked for RDO
Daily payments for Low Tally = $133.55
Daily payments for High Tally = $206.64
Mutton Labourers Daily
80 Low Tally $109.27
110 High Tally $171.32
1/19th of Low Tally = $5.75 per day banked for RDO
1/19th of High Tally = $9.01 per day banked for RDO
Daily payments for Low Tally = $103.52
Daily payments for High Tally = $162.31
RDO calculations and comparisons - timeworkers
Boning Room Current Rates
Butchers Class 1 $153.20 per day $19.15 per hour
Butchers Class 2 $125.97 per day $15.75 per hour
Labourer Class 1 $125.97 per day $15.75 per hour
Labourer Class 2 $111.22 per day $13.90 per hour
With 5% pay rise
Butchers Class 1 $160.86 per day $20.11 per hour
Butchers Class 2 $132.27 per day $16.53 per hour
Labourer Class 1 $132.27 per day $16.53 per hour
Labourer Class 2 $116.78 per day $14.60 per hour
Boning room employees currently work a 40 hour week.
Under the company's first proposal, employees in the boning room would have to bank 2 hours per week,
ie. work 40 hours and get paid for 38, with 2 hours pay banked to pay for RDO.
Butchers Class 1 banks $40.22 per week
Butchers Class 2 banks $33.06 per week
Labourer Class 1 banks $33.06 per week
Labourer Class 2 banks $29.20 per week
Pay rise of 5% is worth:
Butchers Class 1 $38.29 per week (loss of $1.93 per week)
Butchers Class 2 $31.49 per week (loss of $1.07 per week)
Labourer Class 1 $31.49 per week (loss of $1.97 per week)
Labourer Class 2 $27.80 per week (loss of $1.40 per week)
Loadout - Drivers
Current
$120.64 per day $15.08 per hour
With 5% pay rise:
$132.22 per day $16.53 per hour
Company's proposal - work 40 hours, get paid for 38 hours, bank 2 hours per week towards RDO:
Increase per week $72.37
Less 2 hours per week banked for RDO $33.06
Net Increase per week $39.31
Rendering Workers
Current
$113.41 per day $14.18 per hour
With 5% pay rise:
$119.08 per day $14.88 per hour
Company's proposal - work 40 hours, get paid for 38 hours, bank 2 hours per week towards RDO:
Increase per week $28.35
Less 2 hours per week banked for RDO $29.76
Net Loss per week $1.41
Gear Cleaning
Current
$107.44 per day $13.43 per hour
With 5% pay rise:
$112.81 per day $14.10 per hour
Company's proposal - work 40 hours, get paid for 38 hours, bank 2 hours per week towards RDO:
Increase per week $26.85
Less 2 hours per week banked for RDO $28.20
Net Loss per week $1.41
Beef Floor Maintenance
Current
$177.51 per day $22.19 per hour
With 5% pay rise:
$186.39 per day $23.30 per hour
Company's proposal - work 40 hours, get paid for 38 hours, bank 2 hours per week towards RDO:
Increase per week $72.37
Less 2 hours per week banked for RDO $33.06
Net Increase per week $39.31
All Others
Current
$101.11 per day $12.64 per hour
With 5% pay rise:
$106.17 per day $13.27 per hour
Company's proposal - work 40 hours, get paid for 38 hours, bank 2 hours per week towards RDO:
Increase per week $25.30
Less 2 hours per week banked for RDO $26.54
Net Loss per week $1.24
You would receive a 2% increase in 12 months and a further 2% increase in 24 months.
Company's Second Proposal for RDOs:
The RDOs stay as they are but the 9% offered over 3 years becomes 4% over 3 years. This means you would have an average increase per year of 1.3%. | 
