BWS hires from 18 (legal age to handle alcohol). Most junior workers are 18-20: 18: $19.47/hr (70%) 19: $22.25/hr (80%) 20: $25.03/hr (90%)

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BWS Pay Rates 2026: Casual, Junior & Weekend Pay

Q: BWS hourly rates 2026

From 1 July 2025: Level 1: $27.81/hr permanent / $34.76/hr casual Level 2 (experienced): $28.45/hr / $35.56/hr RSA is mandatory. Cost of RSA is sometimes reimbursed — ask your store manager.

8 May 20262 min read

BWS hourly rates 2026 — casual loading, junior rates, weekend and public holiday penalties under the General Retail Industry Award.

Rachel Morrison

Senior Workplace Relations Writer · GradDip Employment Relations, Griffith University

BWS award coverage

BWS (Beer Wine Spirits, owned by Endeavour Group) is covered by the General Retail Industry Award (MA000004). Most BWS team members work casual or part-time.

BWS hourly rates 2026

From 1 July 2025:

Level 1: $27.81/hr permanent / $34.76/hr casual
Level 2 (experienced): $28.45/hr / $35.56/hr

RSA is mandatory. Cost of RSA is sometimes reimbursed — ask your store manager.

Junior rates at BWS

BWS hires from 18 (legal age to handle alcohol). Most junior workers are 18-20:

18: $19.47/hr (70%)
19: $22.25/hr (80%)
20: $25.03/hr (90%)

Weekend and penalty pay

Permanent Level 1:

Saturday: $34.76/hr
Sunday: $41.71/hr
Public holiday: $62.57/hr

Casual penalty rates apply on the casual base, not on the permanent base.

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BWS sits inside the Endeavour Group umbrella that was part of Woolworths Group's 2021 underpayment Enforceable Undertaking. Check your hourly rate, casual loading, and weekend penalties match the figures above. Use our payslip checker for a quick sanity check.

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About Rachel Morrison

Nine years in Australian workplace relations — Queensland hospitality HR, then retail ER in Brisbane and Northern NSW. Graduate Diploma in Employment Relations (Griffith University, 2018). Writes about award interpretation, underpayment recovery, and casual conversion. Member of the AHRI since 2019. Based in Paddington, Brisbane.

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