Pieceworkers. Piecework rates may be fixed by agreement between the Company and an employee at such rates as will enable the average competent employee to earn during ordinary working hours not less than the minimum federal wage.
Pieceworkers. 14.1 The Company and a Horticulture employee (whether they are a full-time, part-time or casual employee) may enter into an agreement for the employee to be paid a piecework rate. An employee on a piecework rate is a pieceworker. The Company and the individual employee must have genuinely made the piecework agreement without coercion or duress. The terms of such an agreement are to be consistent with the relevant provisions of the Horticulture Award and NES as at the time the agreement in entered into.
Pieceworkers. Pieceworkers may be asked to do Saturday work on a voluntary basis in which case a minimum four (4) hours shall be guaranteed and payments shall be at time and a half for the first two and a half hours and double time thereafter based on the units processed. Any proposals for Saturday work shall be raised in the Consultative Committee prior to any Saturday work being commenced.
Pieceworkers. (i) The amount payable to pieceworkers under this clause is an amount calculated by multiplying the guaranteed minimum daily payment set out in Clause 3 by four (4).
(ii) (x) Amounts payable for work performed or Waiting Time incurred pursuant to Clause 4.2 shall be offset against the above amounts unless the work or tally performed on any day has been adjusted to include allowances and penalties paid under this Agreement.
Pieceworkers. (a) Employees who are employed on a piece work system shall sharpen their knives or any other tool that the employees are required to sharpen and keep sharp in the performance of their duties, at times which do not interfere with the smooth running of the system.
(b) Provided that should a piece worker be required to work the hours prescribed in Clause 2.4 (Hours of Work) of this Agreement sufficient time shall be allowed by the employer to sharpen knives or any other tool that the employees are required to sharpen and keep sharp in the performance of their duties.
Pieceworkers. Any pieceworker eligible for sick leave shall be paid sick pay at the rate of 6 2/3 hours of the daily rate specified hereunder, for each completed month of service.
Pieceworkers. 12.1 In clause 12
(a) the average productivity of a pieceworker competent at the piecework task over a period is calculated by dividing the total output of the pieceworkers competent at the piecework task over that period by the total of the hours worked on the piecework task by the pieceworkers competent at the piecework task over that period (where
(b) hourly rate for the pieceworker means the Base Hourly Rate for the pieceworker’s classification under clause 11.1 level plus for a casual pieceworker the 25% casual loading.
(c) pieceworker means an employee being paid a piece rate; and
(d) pieceworker competent at the piecework task means a pieceworker who has at least
Pieceworkers. The Parties agree that the holiday rate of piecework employees shall be established by computing their daily average earnings for days actually worked during their last pay period preceding the holiday.
Pieceworkers. [See Pay Plus Bonus Addendum] Whenever pieceworkers are to be used for taking inventory, they shall be used in departments in which they are familiar with the items to be inventoried. Pieceworkers who are selected will receive their average hourly rate, unless otherwise mutually agreed.
Pieceworkers. 28.1. The Company and a full-time, part-time or casual employee may enter into an agreement for the employee to be paid a piecework rate. An employee being paid a piece rate is a pieceworker.
28.2. In this clause:
a) the average productivity of a pieceworker competent at the piecework task over a period is calculated by dividing the total output of the pieceworkers competent at the piecework task over that period by the total of the hours worked on the piecework task by the pieceworkers competent at the piecework task over that period (where output is measured in the same unit used to specify the piece rate, for example, a punnet, bucket or kilogram);
b) hourly rate for the pieceworker means the minimum hourly rate for the pieceworker’s classification level, plus for a casual pieceworker the 25% casual loading under clause 25.2 of this Agreement;
c) pieceworker competent at the piecework task means a pieceworker who has at least 76 hours’ experience performing the task (for example, picking apples, picking strawberries or pruning grape vines).
28.3. A piecework rate is paid instead of the hourly rate prescribed in Schedule B – Rates of Pay. The Company must fix the piece rate at a level such that a pieceworker working at the average productivity of a pieceworker competent at the piecework task will earn at least 15% more per hour than the hourly rate for the pieceworker. The piecework rate agreed is to be paid for all work performed in accordance with the piecework agreement.
28.4. Employees will be advised of the piecework rate applicable for that activity, block and crew prior to starting.
28.5. The Company must give the individual a copy of the piecework agreement.
28.6. The Company must keep the following as employee records:
a) a copy of each piecework record given to the pieceworker; and
b) a record of all hours worked by the pieceworker and the applicable piece rate at the time those hours were worked.
28.7. Despite any other provision of clause 28, a pieceworker must be paid for each day on which they work no less than the hourly rate for the pieceworker multiplied by the number of hours worked on that day.
28.8. If a pieceworker does any work in addition to the task for which they are being paid a piece rate, the pieceworker must be paid for that additional work at the hourly rate for the pieceworker.
28.9. For the purposes of the NES the base rate of pay and full rate of pay of a pieceworker are the same and are worked out as follows:
a) by divid...
