b"GENDER-BASEDOTHER LEGISLATION CHANGESUNDERVALUATIONPROCEEDINGWhen: 30th June 2025 Health Professionals Award (Provisional Change)Key Changes:For health professional employees, it is proposed toestablish a new, simplified classification andThe Fair Work Commission have issued a key decision minimum wage rate structure.in the Gender-based Undervaluation Proceedings For pathology collectors, it is proposed to reclassifysetting out a number of significant preliminary views the placement of their indicative roles in the Supportregarding the five priority awards.Services employees structure to Levels 5, 6 and 7. For dental assistants, it is proposed to re-classify theThe Expert Panel found that: placement of their indicative roles in the SupportPharmacists covered by the Pharmacy Award; Services employees structure to Levels 1, 5, 6 and 7.Health professionals, pathology collectors anddental assistants covered by the HPSS Award; SCHADS (Provisional Change)SACS employees, crisis accommodation employees It is proposed to abolish the current five separateand home care employees in disability care covered classification structures and implement a single,by the SCHADS Award; simplified classification structure based on anDental assistants and dental/oral therapists covered alignment with the Caring Skills benchmark rate.by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health It is also proposed to revoke the ERO as part of theWorkers and Practitioners and Aboriginal implementation of this new classification structure. Community Controlled Health Services Award; andChildrens Services Employees covered by the CS Dental Assistants (Provisional Change)Award For dental assistants, it is proposed to abolish thehave been the subject of gender-based undervaluation.current classification structure and place dentalassistants within the existing Health WorkerThese findings constitute reasons to justifying the classification structure at Levels 2, 3 and 4. variation of the modern award minimum wage rates Dental/oral therapists will have a new classificationapplying to each category of employees.structure which mirrors that proposed for the HPSSAward for AQF Level 7-qualified employees. Pharmacy Award(Definite Change)A total increase in minimum wages of 14.1%. Children's Services (Provisional Change)To be implemented in 3 phases from 30 June 2025, For CSEs a new and simplified classification structure30 June 2026, and 30 June 2027 for all pharmacist is proposed based on an alignment with the Caringclassifications.Skills benchmark rate for a Certificate III-qualifiedDoes not apply to pharmacy assistants or pharmacy employee. students. This is proposed to be phased in over a period of fiveyears, with a first instalment consisting of a 5%increase to be operative from 1 August 2025. Practical Tips for Employers: 1)Employers applying the Pharmacy Industry Award [MA000012] be aware of the significant increase pending on30 June 2025 (and again in 2026 and 2027) and factor this in to budgets. Do not just apply a 3.5% increasecalculation like the rest of the business world on 1 July 2025!2) Employers using the other listed Awards should register for Award updates through the Fair Work website. Youcan tailor your notifications in the subscription page.Page | 20 IR Update July 2025"