Dry Cleaning and Laundry Industry Award
Covers the dry cleaning and laundry industry - dry cleaning, laundry / linen services, dyeing / colouring, ironing, pressing and finishing of clothing, fabric and linen. Two streams: dry cleaning workplaces (Schedule A, Levels 1-5) and laundry workplaces (Schedule B, Levels 1-4). Standard rate is Dry Cleaning Level 5.
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.
What's built
- All 9 classifications across both sectors at the July 2025 figures.
- Stream-specific junior rates: Dry Cleaning anchored to DC Level 1 (under-16 50% through 20 93%, 21+ adult); Laundry anchored to Laundry Level 1 (under-18 60%, 18 75%, 19 90%, 20+ adult).
- Casual loading 25% with 1-hour minimum engagement (cl. 11).
- Foul-laundry definition and treatment per cl. 20.2(a).
- Shiftworker definition (cl. 25.2) - afternoon and / or night shift, alternating or not - used for AL purposes per cl. 26.2.
Known limitations
No outstanding gaps at this revision - re-verify on the next Fair Work pay-guide release.
Setup & special instructions
- Each employee must be assigned a sector - dry_cleaning or laundry - to drive the right rate scale and junior rate structure.
- Under-18 casuals are NOT permitted to do shiftwork (cl. 25.7).
- • Dry cleaning
- • Laundry
- • Linen services
- • Pressing and finishing
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 dry cleaning & laundry 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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