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EG Australia Pay Rates 2026: Console Operator, Store & Junior Pay

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What EG Australia workers should be paid in 2026 — the Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award floor by classification and age, casual loading, penalties, and where the EG Australia enterprise agreements sit.

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Payroll & Compliance Editor · Registered BAS Agent, Cert IV Accounting & Bookkeeping

Who covers EG Australia workers — award or agreement?

EG Australia runs a large fuel and convenience retail network — its sites combine fuel bowsers with a convenience store and, at many locations, a food-to-go offer. The business has recently become part of Ampol, with fuel and convenience sites transitioning between the EG and Ampol brands as the two networks combine.

Convenience-store and forecourt staff are covered by the Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award 2020, under its retail, service and repair stream. Our corpus holds no current EG Australia enterprise agreement, so the award tables below are what should be on the payslip while the business integrates with its new owner.

The federal awards relevant to EG Australia roles:

  • Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award 2020 (MA000089)

Workforce snapshot. In its 2024-25 report to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, Eg Fuelco (Australia) Limited declared 4,139 employees — 20.3% casual and 47.3% women. Source: WGEA 2025 Public Data File, data.gov.au (CC-BY 3.0 AU).

Fuel retail award floor (1 July 2026)

Service-station and convenience-store staff sit on the retail, service and repair (RS&R) stream of the Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award 2020 (MA000089):

ClassificationPermanentCasual (incl. 25%)
RS&R Level 1 — driveway attendant, store assistant (entry)$25.74/hr$32.17/hr
RS&R Level 2 — roadhouse attendant cooking takeaway$26.44/hr$33.05/hr
RS&R Level 4 — console operator; roadhouse attendant cooking other than takeaway$27.97/hr$34.96/hr

Console operators working alone, night shifts and weekends attract the award's own loadings — the award publishes loaded console-operator rates for Monday–Friday, weekend and overtime hours. Check a specific shift with the penalty rates calculator.

Source: Fair Work Commission modern awards pay database, current-operative rates (1 July 2026 annual wage review). Casual figures add the 25% casual loading.

Does EG Australia have an enterprise agreement?

As at 25 September 2026, our corpus of 14,141 federally registered enterprise agreements holds no current agreement for EG Australia. That usually means one of three things: the employer pays on the award (or on individual contracts above it), the agreement covering you is registered under a different entity name (check the employer name on your payslip and search our agreements database), or — for state public-sector employers — pay is set by a state award or agreement outside the federal register. If you have a copy of an agreement that names EG Australia, it beats the award figures above.

Common fuel retail pay issues at EG Australia

The patterns worth checking on a EG Australia payslip:

  • Console operators working alone at night without the award's loaded rates.
  • Junior rates not stepping up, and the wrong RS&R level for supervisory duties.
  • Unpaid opens, closes and cash-ups.
  • Franchise sites paying below the award — the franchisee is the employer, but the award still applies.

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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About Daniel Nguyen

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.