Health Professionals and Support Services Award
Two streams - Support Services (cl. 16, L1-L9 with multiple pay points, plus dental assistants and pathology collectors) and Health Professional (cl. 17, HP1-HP4 with pay points). 40 classifications and 142 total rate rows (base + junior + apprentice). Standard rate is HP1 PP2 ($1,164.20).
Fully built. Rates, allowances, penalties and any required apprentice / junior rates are all wired to the rate resolver and have been verified against the consolidated award text and the latest pay guide.
Official Fair Work rates. This award’s minimum pay rates are synced directly from the Fair Work Commission’s Modern Awards Pay Database and updated automatically when the Commission changes them - including the annual wage review - so payroll always uses the current legal minimums without a manual update.
What's built
- All 40 classifications across both streams - Support Services L1-L9, Dental Assistants L3 / L5 / L6 / L7, Pathology Collectors L5 / L6 / L7-unqualified / L7-qualified, and HP1-HP4 with full pay-point sets.
- Junior rates and apprentice rates wired in for the qualifying classifications.
- All cl. 23 allowances - heat (40-46° / over 46° for pre-1991 employees), nauseous work, interpreting, on-call (Mon-Sat / Sun-PH split), blood-check reimbursement, per-shift / per-week uniform and laundry caps.
- Single shiftwork loading per cl. 26.3(a) - 115% FT/PT, 140% casual - for shifts finishing 6pm-8am or commencing 6pm-6am (no separate afternoon / night / permanent-night tiers).
- Casual penalty rates per cl. 26 substitute for (don't stack with) the 25% casual loading - Sat / Sun 175%, shiftwork 140%.
- Annual leave loading per cl. 27.3 - 17.5% for non-shiftworkers; greater of 17.5% or weekend + shift penalties for shiftworkers.
Known limitations
No outstanding gaps at this revision - re-verify on the next Fair Work pay-guide release.
Setup & special instructions
- Sunday is paid at 150% (cl. 26.1(a)) for FT/PT, NOT 200%. The 150% applies flat to all ordinary hours between midnight Friday and midnight Sunday.
- Cl. 26.3(c) - shift loadings DO NOT apply on Sat / Sun / PH where weekend or PH penalties apply. Don't stack them.
- Shiftworker definition for annual leave loading purposes is regularly rostered to work Sundays AND public holidays (cl. 27.2(b)).
- • Health professionals
- • Allied health
- • Pathology
- • Dental assistants
- • Hospital support services
The consolidated award text is the authoritative source. Always confirm specific obligations against the award itself - Mployr's implementation status reflects what we've seeded; it does not replace legal advice.
Want to see this award running on your data?
We can demo a pay run on the health professionals award using sample employees in a sandbox tenant - including any of the special-instruction steps above so you can see exactly what your team's day-to-day looks like.
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