A leading hand is an employee who supervises or directs the work of another employee.
They’re paid the higher of:
- the minimum pay rate for the highest level employee that they supervise, or
- their own minimum pay rate.
They also get a leading hand allowance.
The allowance is a percentage of the standard rate based on the number of employees they supervise.
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