BWS Pay Rates 2026: Casual, Junior & Weekend Pay
BWS hourly rates 2026 — casual loading, junior rates, weekend and public holiday penalties under the General Retail Industry Award.
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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: $25.44/hr permanent / $31.80/hr casual
- Level 2 (experienced): $26.03/hr / $32.54/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: $17.81/hr (70%)
- 19: $20.35/hr (80%)
- 20: $22.90/hr (90%)
Weekend and penalty pay
Permanent Level 1:
- Saturday: $31.80/hr
- Sunday: $38.16/hr
- Public holiday: $57.24/hr
Casual penalty rates apply on the casual base, not on the permanent base.
Verify your BWS pay
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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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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