Inside tip · Katherine & Nitmiluk

Katherine mango picking on piece rates: what pay is still guaranteed?

Answer: The minimum hourly rate

Under the Horticulture Award, pieceworkers get at least the minimum hourly rate times hours worked, every day.

Check your rate with the Fair Work Pay Calculator

If your piece rate earns more, you get that higher amount. Piece rates must let a competent, average-speed picker earn at least 15% above the hourly rate, and are based on your own effort, not a group's.