Rebel Sport Pay Rates 2026: What You Should Be Getting Paid

Rebel team members are covered by the General Retail Industry Award (MA000004). Rebel is part of Super Retail Group (alongside Supercheap Auto, BCF and Macpac). The award sets the minimum — your pay can never go below it, whether you're on the award or a company enterprise agreement.

Check your role's minimum with our retail worker pay rate tool.

As of 1 July 2026, the adult minimum hourly rates under the General Retail Industry Award are:

• Retail Employee Level 1 (sales assistant, register, stockroom): $27.81/hr
• Retail Employee Level 2 (experienced, some supervision): $28.45/hr
• Retail Employee Level 3 (skilled / specialist): $28.89/hr

From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, these award rates rise 4.75%.

Junior rates are a percentage of the adult Level 1 rate:

• Under 16: $12.51/hr (45%)
• 16 years: $13.91/hr (50%)
• 17 years: $16.69/hr (60%)
• 18 years: $19.47/hr (70%)
• 19 years: $22.25/hr (80%)
• 20 years, first 6 months with that employer: $25.03/hr (90%)
• 20 years, 6 months or more with that employer: $27.81/hr — the full adult rate

The 6-month rule catches a lot of 20 year olds out. Under the General Retail Industry Award, once you have been with the same employer for more than 6 months, a 20 year old is on the full adult rate — not 90%. That is $27.81 an hour instead of $25.03, a difference of $2.78 for every hour you work. Service with a previous employer does not count. Check the date you started and check your payslip.

A bigger change starts on 1 December 2026. In the junior rates case (AM2024/24) the Fair Work Commission decided that 18 and 19 year olds under the General Retail Award (levels 1 to 3) who have been with their employer for more than 6 months will move to the full adult rate in steps. From the first full pay period starting on or after 1 December 2026, an 18 year old goes from 70% to 75% of the adult rate (about $20.86/hr at Level 1, up from $19.47) and a 19 year old from 80% to 85% (about $23.64/hr, up from $22.25). Rates then rise 5 percentage points each July and December: 19 year olds reach the full adult rate from 1 July 2028 and 18 year olds from 1 July 2029. Nothing changes for under-18s, or for 18 to 20 year olds in their first 6 months with the employer. Sources: FWC decisions [2026] FWCFB 75 (31 March 2026) and [2026] FWCFB 222 (26 August 2026); updated 3 October 2026. See our junior rates change calculator for what it means for your pay.

Casual workers get a 25% loading — a Level 1 adult casual gets at least $34.76/hr. Penalty rates (Level 1 adult permanent):

• Saturday: 125% — $34.76/hr
• Sunday: 150% — $41.72/hr (casuals 175% — $48.67/hr)
• Public holidays: 225% — $62.57/hr (casuals 250% — $69.53/hr)
• Evenings after 6pm (Mon–Fri): 125% — $34.76/hr

Sales weekends and public-holiday trade are when penalties add up — check them with our penalty rates calculator.

General award-compliance issues that come up across the retail sector. This is a checklist for your own payslip, not a finding about Rebel Sport:

• Missing weekend / public-holiday penalties during big sale periods.
• Age increases not applied when you turn a year older.
• Wrong classification — doing Level 2 work (keyholding, supervising) on Level 1 pay.
• Unpaid time for pack-downs after close or pre-open setup.

If your pay looks wrong, the Fair Work Ombudsman can help — free and confidential.