I know enough about awards to know that in many cases it’s extraordinarily difficult to determine which award applies to you.

If you want to know, discard all assumed or present knowledge and start with the fair work ombudsman.

I’m by no means an expert, but I’ve never heard of the professional employees award.

I work in finance, we’re “professional employees” but we’re covered by a finance award.

I’ve also never heard of the 1.25x the minimum wage thing either.

For each type of role the award will list levels like 1 for introductory to 6 for high levels of responsibility.

You can make an agreement with your employer regarding your wages but it needs to be better than or equal to the terms provided by the award.