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Pastoral Award 2020 (MA000035) | Shearing Operations

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This article provides guidelines about when to use the different work types and tags that are included as part of the pre-built Pastoral Award 2010: Shearing Operations package. For further information about the Pastoral Award 2010: Shearing Operations, refer to: Pastoral Award - Shearing Operations

Key updates

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We have updated the award to reflect the Fair Work Commission's National Minimum Wage increase detailed in the Annual Wage Review 2026 decision, and also includes updates to expense-related allowances. You can find more information on the Determinations here and here.

These changes come into effect from the first full pay period on or after the 1st July 2026. Please install these updates after you have finalised your last pay run before the first full pay period beginning on or after the 1st July 2026.

Coverage

This award covers only the Shearing Operations (Part 7) of the Pastoral Award 2010, along with any clauses that apply to the whole award, e.g. leading hand allowances. For other components of the Pastoral Award 2010, please refer to our other support articles:

Installing the pre-built award package

For details on how to install and configure this pre-built award template, please review the detailed help article here.

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Work types

The below lists and explains the work types an employee can select on their timesheet.

A - F
Breakdown of machinery. Use this work type for crutchers, shearers, and piecework wool pressers where machines have been broken down which has forced work to cease.
Expeditionary Travel Time. Use this work type for shearing shed experts or woolclassers who are expeditionary employees to reflect hours spent travelling. Allowance is paid at a rate per hour.
Flock Sheep - Full Crutching. Use this work type for crutchers performing full crutching on flock sheep.
Flock sheep - hand-shearing - double-fleeced. Use this work type for shearers performing shearing by hand on double fleeced flock sheep.
Flock sheep - hand shearing - not double fleeced. Use this work type for shearers performing shearing by hand on flock sheep which are not double fleeced.
Flock sheep - machine shearing - double-fleeced. Use this work type for shearers performing shearing by machine on double fleeced flock sheep.
Flock sheep - machine shearing - not double fleeced. Use this work type for shearers performing shearing by machine on flock sheep which are not double fleeced.
Flock sheep - Other crutching. Use this work type for crutchers performing crutching other than full crutching on flock sheep.
Flock sheep - wigging. Use this work type for crutchers performing wigging on flock sheep.
Flock sheep - wigging and ringing. Use this work type for crutchers performing wigging and ringing on flock sheep.
G - L
Kilometres travelled. Use this work type when a kilometre reimbursement is required for use of the employees own motor vehicle.
M - R
Penning up. Use this work type for shed hands or wool presser shed hands who are performing penning up.
Rams and ram stags - hand-shearing - double-fleeced. Use this work type for shearers performing shearing by hand on double-fleeced rams and ram stags.
Rams and ram stags - hand shearing - not double fleeced. Use this work type for shearers performing shearing by hand on rams and ram stags who are not double fleeced.
Rams and ram stags - machine shearing - double-fleeced. Use this work type for shearers performing shearing by machine on double-fleeced rams and ram stags.
Rams and ram stags - machine shearing - not double fleeced. Use this work type for shearers performing shearing by machine on rams and ram stags who are not double fleeced.
S - Z
Shearing cook - full day - number of found employees. Select this work type if the employee is a shearing cook and the employee has worked a full day. Note the number of found employees who were cooked for.
Shearing cook - half day - number of found employees. Select this work type if the employee is a shearing cook and the employee has worked a half day. Note the number of found employees who were cooked for.
Shearing cook - full day - number of non-resident employees. Select this work type if the employee is a shearing cook and the employee has worked a full day. Note the number of non-resident employees who were cooked for.
Shearing cook - half day - number of non-resident employees. Select this work type if the employee is a shearing cook and the employee has worked a half day. Note the number of non-resident employees who were cooked for.
Shearing shed expert hours worked. Select this work type and note the number of hours worked in a day as a shearing shed expert.
Shed hand hours worked (not cut-out). Use this work type to reflect ordinary hours worked by a shed hand other than the day of cut-out.
Shed hand hours worked on cut-out. Use this work type to reflect ordinary hours worked by a shed hand on the day of cut-out.
Stud ewes and their lambs - Full Crutching. Use this work type for crutchers performing full crutching on stud ewes and their lambs.
Stud ewes and their lambs - hand-shearing - double-fleeced. Use this work type for shearers performing shearing by hand on double-fleeced stud ewes and their lambs.
Stud ewes and their lambs - hand shearing - not double-fleeced. Use this work type for shearers performing shearing by hand on stud ewes and their lambs, which are not double-fleeced.
Stud ewes and their lambs - machine shearing - double fleeced. Use this work type for shearers performing shearing by machine on double fleeced stud ewes and their lambs.
Stud ewes and their lambs - machine shearing - not double fleeced. Use this work type for shearers performing shearing by machine on stud ewes and their lambs, which are not double-fleeced.
Stud ewes and their lambs - Other crutching. Use this work type for crutchers performing crutching other than full crutching on stud ewes and their lambs.
Stud ewes and their lambs - wigging. Use this work type for crutchers performing wigging on stud ewes and their lambs.
Stud ewes and their lambs - wigging and ringing. Use this work type for crutchers performing wigging and ringing on stud ewes and their lambs.
Travel time (not living at home). Select this work type and note the number of hours worked in a day as a shearing shed expert.
Woolclasser - work not started on scheduled day. Select this work type in the event of the employer failing to start shearing on the day fixed by the contract the employer provided the Woolclasser is ready to start on the day fixed. The exception is where the failure to start is caused by wet weather or other unforeseen causes such as fire, flood, earthquake, or similar.
Wool Classing hours worked. Select this work type and note the number of hours worked in a day as a wool classer. Only select this work type if the wool classer is not paid on a piecework basis.
Woolclassing - number of sheep. Select this work type to enter the number of sheep woolclassing was performed on for a shift. Only select this work type if the wool classer is paid on a piecework basis.
Woolclassing - number of rams and ram stags. Select this work type to enter the number of rams and ram stags woolclassing was performed on for a shift. Only select this work type if the wool classer is paid on a piecework basis.
Wool Pressing - number of bales. Only select this work type if the employee is a wool presser and is paid on a per bale basis.
Wool Pressing - number of kilos. Only select this work type if the employee is a wool presser and is paid on a per kilo basis.
Wool Pressing hours worked (not cut-out). Select this work type for a wool presser performing ordinary hours other than on the day of cut-out.
Wool Pressing hours worked on cut-out. Select this work type for a woo presser performing ordinary hours on the day of cut-out.

Tags

The following tags are available for application to employees under the Pastoral Award 2010.

A - F
Bookkeeping allowance. Select this tag if a woolclasser or shearing shed expert is paid on daily rates and is entitled to the bookkeeping allowance.
Conditions allowance. Select this tag if a woolclasser or shearing shed expert is paid on daily rates and is entitled to the conditions allowance.
Crutching performed at sheds. Select this tag if the employee is a crutcher and performs the crutching at the sheds. If this is not selected it will be assumed that crutching is performed somewhere other than at the sheds.
Distance between home and shed exceeds 65km. Select this tag when the distance between the employees residence and the shed is more than 65km. When this is selected, an employee will receive a travel allowance when travel time is more than 30 minutes.
Enterprise flexibility allowance. Select this tag if a woolclasser or shearing shed expert is paid on daily rates and is entitled to the enterprise flexibility allowance.
Found. Select this tag if the employee is found. A found employee is one who is supplied with up to five meals per day during the course of shearing or crutching together with suitable accommodation.
G - L
In charge of 2-6 employees Choose this tag if the employee is engaged to be in charge of 2-6 employees.
In charge of 7-10 employees Choose this tag if the employee is engaged to be in charge of 7-10 employees.
In charge of 11-20 employees. Choose this tag if the employee is engaged to be in charge of 11-20 employees.
In charge of more than 20 employees. Choose this tag if the employee is engaged to be in charge of more than 20 employees.
M - R
Performs first aid duties. Choose this tag if the employee holds a first aid qualification and is engaged to perform first aid duties.
Provides own stud comb. Select this tag if the employee is a shearer and provides their own stud comb to perform shearing.
S - Z
Sleeping quarters not provided. Select this tag if the employee has not been provided with sleeping quarters.
Weigh and brand bales. Select this tag if the employee is a wool presser who also weighs and brands bales.
Wool Pressing performed by hand. Select this tag if the employee performs wool pressing by hand. If this is not selected, it will be assumed that wool pressing is performed by power.
Woolrolling allowance. Select this tag if a woolclasser or shearing shed expert is paid on daily rates and is entitled to the woolrolling allowance.
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