The Gender-based undervaluation - priority awards review case seeks to review modern award classifications and minimum wage rates on work value grounds to remedy potential gender-based undervaluation.

On 24 December 2025, a Decision was handed down by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) on this case to vary the Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2020.

A Determination was published outlining the updates to the classification structure for Dental Assistants and Pathology Collectors.

These changes take effect from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 April 2026.

This means if you have a weekly pay period that commences on a Monday, these changes will be in effect from Monday, 6 April 2026 as this is the beginning of your next full pay period after the effective date.

Tanda will automatically update the Health Professionals and Support Services -- Private Medical/Dental/Pathology Managed Template.

The new Dental Assistant classifications are effective from the first pay period starting on or after 1 April 2026.

Any Dental Assistants configured on a Support Services employee classification will need to be reclassified to one of the new Dental Assistant classifications in the Managed Template.

For further details on reclassifying staff in Tanda please see here.

The table below details in the classification translations in Tanda as provided in Item 19 of the Determination.

Translated Classifications for Dental Assistants

The new Pathology Collector classifications are effective from the first pay period starting on or after 1 April 2026.

Any Pathology Collectors configured on one of the Support Services employee classifications will need to be reclassified to one of the new Pathology Collector classifications in the Managed Template.

For further details on reclassifying staff in Tanda please see here.

The table below details in the classification translations in Tanda as provided in Item 19 of the Determination.

Translated Classifications for Pathology Collectors

The Classification/ Level can be updated on an individual level.

Navigate to Workforce > Staff > Employee Name > Pay Conditions > then select Edit These Pay Conditions

Then you will be prompted to select how you want to make the pay condition change:

From the Classification/ Level drop-down select the applicable rate:

Once you've updated the pay conditions, select Confirm Changes

If you would like to automate a pay condition change for a future date, you can use the Scheduled Pay Conditions functionality.

Navigate to Workforce > Staff > Employee Name > Pay Conditions > select Add New Conditions:

Then you will be prompted to select the effective date for the Pay Condition change:

To have the pay conditions apply from Monday 6 April 2026 select On a Custom Date and input the date into the pop-up field:

Once a date is selected, the pay conditions will populate below. Then you can update the Classification/ Level field as required.

Once you're happy with the updated Pay Conditions, select Confirm Changes to schedule the change.

Scheduled pay conditions will then appear in the employee profile under Upcoming Pay Conditions:

If you need to update multiple employees' Classifications/ Levels at once, there is the ability to action this change in bulk via the Employment Conditions CSV.

To access the Employment Conditions CSV, navigate to Workforce > Staff > Tools > Manage Employment Conditions

Select Export to CSV to download a copy of your employees' pay conditions:

Once the pay conditions have converted to CSV, select the Download CSV button:

Open the CSV in a spreadsheet software. Then you can filter the view based on the employees you need to update:

If updating the current pay conditions, update the Classification column to the applicable translated classification:

If actioning this update as a scheduled change, update the Start Date & Classification columns as required:

Once the required updates have been completed in the CSV, download an updated version with the changes. This file will be re-imported into Tanda.

When you're ready to import the CSV into Tanda, navigate back to the Manage Employment Conditions page and switch to the Import CSV tab:

Then drag your updated CSV file to the Add a file step and select Import CSV

You can validate the update has worked by reviewing the employee profile.

Currently updates to Position Templates cannot be date driven.

If you would like to maintain a record of the old classification on the position, you will need to configure new positions for the new classifications.

For further details on updating Position Templates in bulk please see → Importing Positions via CSV.

The new position can then be allocated to the pay conditions in a scheduled change.

For instructions on how to allocate your new Positions to the pay conditions in bulk please see → Schedule Changes to Employees' Pay Conditions in Bulk.

For Tanda Payroll clients, base rates update automatically in payroll for any employees on one of the Managed Award Templates.

For Xero and MYOB Account Right Live clients, base rates update automatically through Tanda's integration with these providers.

The rates will be updated on export of the first finalised pay period after the new rates have come into effect.

For these updates, this will be the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 April 2026.

No further action is required, however you should confirm that the updates have occurred as expected before finalising your first pay run after the change.

At the beginning of the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 March 2026, follow the below steps to match the rates in your payroll software to the rates in Tanda:

Generate a report of the new base hourly rates in Tanda. To do this navigate to Compliance > Award Template > click Manage next to the applicable modern award:

In the settings for each Manage Award Template, you will find a payroll configuration report button. For example, please see the below button for the integration with CloudPayroll:

Once the button is clicked, the below page will display where the list of current base rates and allowances can be printed:

Then update the base hourly rates in your payroll software to match the new base hourly rates contained in the Payroll Configuration Report.