Award coverage for body piercers depends on:

• where the work is being done
• whether the work is being done in addition to the employee’s other main duties.

Body piercers in a tattoo or body piercing studio

Body piercers in a tattoo or body piercing studio are covered by the Miscellaneous Award. They'll be classified according to their duties and qualifications.

The Retail Award doesn’t cover employees doing body piercing in tattoo or body piercing studios. This is because their employer is in the retail industry but there’s no classification for an employee who mainly does body piercing work in the Retail Award.

Employees who do some body piercing in a business that isn’t a tattoo or body piercing studio

Many businesses provide body piercing as one of the services the business offers.

The following awards can cover employees doing body piercing in these businesses but only if they're doing the body piercing in addition to their other main duties that are covered by the award. For example:

• the Hair and Beauty Award covers beauticians piercing in a hair or beauty salon
• the Pharmacy Award covers pharmacy assistants doing body piercing in a pharmacy
• the Retail Award covers shop assistants doing body piercing in a jewellery shop.