Bidfood Pay Rates 2026: Driver, Depot & Warehouse Pay
What Bidfood workers should be paid in 2026 — the Road Transport and Distribution Award floor by classification, casual loading, penalties, and where the Bidfood enterprise agreements sit.
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Who covers Bidfood workers — award or agreement?
Bidfood is a national foodservice wholesaler, supplying hospitality and institutional customers from regional distribution depots — including sites trading under the Burleigh Marr name in Queensland — with a workforce concentrated in warehousing, order-picking and delivery-driver roles.
The Storage Services and Wholesale Award 2020 sets the floor for depot and warehouse roles, and the Road Transport and Distribution Award 2020 covers Bidfood's drivers. Bidfood has registered a large number of depot-specific enterprise agreements — listed below where our corpus holds them — and each must leave employees better off overall than the relevant award.
The federal awards relevant to Bidfood roles:
- Road Transport and Distribution Award 2020 (MA000038)
- Storage Services and Wholesale Award 2020 (MA000084)
Workforce snapshot. In its 2024-25 report to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, Bidfood Australia Limited declared 2,503 employees across 8 reporting entities — 14.5% casual and 26.1% women. Source: WGEA 2025 Public Data File, data.gov.au (CC-BY 3.0 AU).
Road transport award floor (1 July 2026)
Drivers sit on the Road Transport and Distribution Award 2020 (MA000038). The grade follows the biggest vehicle combination you're required to drive:
| Classification | Permanent | Casual (incl. 25%) |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Worker Grade 1 (courier/van, light rigid) | $26.87/hr | $33.59/hr |
| Transport Worker Grade 2 (rigid over 4.5t, forklift) | $27.51/hr | $34.39/hr |
| Transport Worker Grade 3 (heavy rigid) | $27.83/hr | $34.79/hr |
| Transport Worker Grade 4 (semi-trailer/heavy combination) | $28.32/hr | $35.40/hr |
| Transport Worker Grade 5 (B-double) | $28.67/hr | $35.84/hr |
| Transport Worker Grade 6 (road train) | $29.00/hr | $36.25/hr |
| Transport Worker Grade 7 (double road train / specialist) | $29.42/hr | $36.78/hr |
| Transport Worker Grade 8 | $30.28/hr | $37.85/hr |
| Transport Worker Grade 9 | $30.78/hr | $38.48/hr |
| Transport Worker Grade 10 | $31.55/hr | $39.44/hr |
If you regularly drive a bigger combination than your grade pays for, that is a classification underpayment. Overtime, night and weekend loadings apply on top.
Source: Fair Work Commission modern awards pay database, current-operative rates (1 July 2026 annual wage review). Casual figures add the 25% casual loading.
Storage and warehouse award floor (1 July 2026)
Warehouse and distribution-centre staff sit on the Storage Services and Wholesale Award 2020 (MA000084):
| Classification | Permanent | Casual (incl. 25%) |
|---|---|---|
| Storeworker grade 1 (on commencement) | $27.08/hr | $33.85/hr |
| Storeworker grade 1 (after 3 months) | $27.41/hr | $34.26/hr |
| Storeworker grade 1 (after 12 months) | $27.72/hr | $34.65/hr |
| Storeworker grade 2 (forklift, RF picking) | $27.97/hr | $34.96/hr |
| Storeworker grade 3 (leading hand, inventory control) | $28.77/hr | $35.96/hr |
| Storeworker grade 4 (supervisor) | $29.61/hr | $37.01/hr |
Source: Fair Work Commission modern awards pay database, current-operative rates (1 July 2026 annual wage review). Casual figures add the 25% casual loading.
The Bidfood enterprise agreements
Enterprise agreements set rates above the award, with their own classification structures and allowances. Current Bidfood agreements in our corpus (58 in total):
- Bidfood Malaga - Enterprise Agreement 2026 — approved September 2026, nominal expiry 30 June 2029.
- Bidfood Gold Coast- Enterprise Agreement 2026 — approved May 2026, nominal expiry 1 March 2029.
- Bidfood Gladstone - Enterprise Agreement 2026 — approved March 2026, nominal expiry 1 February 2029.
- Bidfood Dubbo – Enterprise Agreement 2025 — approved December 2025, nominal expiry 1 November 2028.
- Bidfood Morwell - Enterprise Agreement 2025 — approved December 2025, nominal expiry 1 November 2028.
- Bidfood Adelaide Enterprise Agreement 2025 — approved December 2025, nominal expiry 1 October 2028.
- Bidfood Armidale - Enterprise Agreement 2025 — approved December 2025, nominal expiry 1 October 2028.
- Bidfood Sunshine Coast – Enterprise Agreement 2025 — approved November 2025, nominal expiry 1 September 2028.
Plus 50 more — search "Bidfood" in our agreements database.
We don't reproduce agreement dollar figures here — the agreement covering your site, state and stream is the document to read. Find your agreement, then your classification, then your pay point, and compare it with your payslip. The award tables on this page are the floor every one of these agreements must beat.
Common transport pay issues at Bidfood
The patterns worth checking on a Bidfood payslip:
- Driving a bigger combination than your grade pays for — the grade follows the vehicle you're required to drive.
- Unpaid loading, waiting and pre-start time.
- Overtime and night loadings absorbed into a flat rate that doesn't beat the award for the roster.
- Contractor arrangements that look like employment — owner-drivers who are really employees.
What to do if your pay looks wrong
Match your payslip to your classification in the agreement (or the award tables above), and price any gap with our back-pay calculator. Raise it in writing with payroll or your manager first — most underpayments are fixed at that step. Unresolved, the Fair Work Ombudsman (13 13 94) recovers underpayments at no cost, up to six years back, and your union can run the claim for you. Not sure which instrument covers you? Ask our AI advisor with your role and location.
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General information and estimates only — not legal, financial or tax advice. Always check your specific award, agreement or contract, or a qualified professional, before you rely on the result.
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Six years running payroll for a Western Sydney commercial builder before moving to compliance writing and contract payroll. Registered BAS Agent (TPB). Cert IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping. Writes about pay calculations, superannuation, and the 2026 Payday Super rollout. Based in Cabramatta, Sydney.