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Big River Pork Pty Ltd enterprise agreement pay rates

This page lists the pay rates in the Big River Pork Pty Ltd enterprise agreement (AE530563). The agreement was approved by the Fair Work Commission and sets the minimum pay for the staff it covers. The rates below are the agreement minimums; overtime, penalties and allowances can lift what you actually take home.

Who this agreement covers

Big River Pork and AMIEU Meat Processing EA 2025 covers all employees at the Big River Pork Pty Ltd (Murray Bridge) pork abattoir in South Australia whose work is described in the classification structure in Schedule A (cl 4.1).

Rates last updated 7 October 2026.

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Agreement details

Code
AE530563
Industry
Meat industry
Ordinary hours
38 per week
Casual loading
25%
Union
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union
Nominal expiry
23 September 2029

Roles covered

Some of the roles this agreement may cover at the Big River Pork Pty Ltd. You can open any role to see its indicative rates.

Minimum pay rates

Full-time pay runs from $1,036.64 per week ($27.28 per hour) at the entry level up to $1,562.56 per week at the top, across 10 classifications. A few examples:

ClassificationWeekly (full-time)Per hour
Apprentice (including school-based) - not checked yetCl 21 and 23: apprentice and school-based apprentice provisions are as set out in the Meat Industry Award 2020. PayCheckR does not calculate these Award rates for this agreement...--
BR1 General Labourer 2Level BR1 - entry level. General Labourer 2 across Kill / Slaughter Floor (stamping, washing, kidney enucleation, flare removal, changeover, carcass pusher, chopper flares/hindq...$1,036.64$27.28
BR2 General Labourer 1Level BR2 - General Labourer 1. Kill / Slaughter Floor: shackling, hoisting/dropped carcass, gambrel application, ticketing, chiller gate operations, floor person, stock person,...$1,081.48$28.46

The rate for every classification, plus casual rates, is in the pay checker below.

What else it sets

  • Penalty rates for weekends, public holidays and overtime.
  • 3 allowances (for example Meal Allowance, First Aid Allowance, Team Leader Allowance).

The exact penalty multipliers and allowance amounts are applied when you check your pay.

Rates are sourced from Fair Work Commission data and shown as a guide. They can change, and your circumstances may differ. Verify against your payslip and the official instrument before acting. For advice, contact the Fair Work Ombudsman on 13 13 94 or a registered employment lawyer.