{"id":1954,"date":"2025-07-14T13:16:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T01:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/blog\/auto-draft\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T13:17:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T01:17:49","slug":"updated-general-retail-industry-award-2025-pay-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/blog\/updated-general-retail-industry-award-2025-pay-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated General Retail Industry Award 2025 Pay Rates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='post-index' id='post-index'><a href='###' id='post-index-close'><i class='fa fa-list'><\/i><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class='post-index-title'>Table of content<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class='post-index-inner' id='post-index-inner'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<ol class='post-index-list'><li class=\"post-index-item\" data-tt=\"title-idx-0\" ><a href=\"###\"title=\"What does the General Retail Industry Award cover?\">What does the General Retail Industry Award cover?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"post-index-item\" data-tt=\"title-idx-1\" ><a href=\"###\"title=\"What are the General Retail Industry Award pay rates 2025?\">What are the General Retail Industry Award pay rates 2025?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"post-index-item\" data-tt=\"title-idx-2\" ><a href=\"###\"title=\"General Retail Industry Award Rates 2024\">General Retail Industry Award Rates 2024<\/a><\/li><li class=\"post-index-item\" data-tt=\"title-idx-3\" ><a href=\"###\"title=\"How does Workstem help?\">How does Workstem help?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"post-index-item\" data-tt=\"title-idx-4\" ><a href=\"###\"title=\"FAQs About the General Retail Industry Award\">FAQs About the General Retail Industry Award<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<script>\r\n\t\t\t$(function(){\r\n\t\t\t\tvar contIdxHeight = $('#post-index-inner').height()+20;\r\n\t\t\t\t$('#post-index-inner').css('height',contIdxHeight+'px');\r\n\t\t\t\t$('#post-index-close').on('click',function(){\r\n\t\t\t\t\tif($('#post-index-inner').height()>20) {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$('#post-index-inner').css('height',0);\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$('#post-index-inner').css('padding-top',0);\r\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$('#post-index-inner').css('height',contIdxHeight+'px');\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$('#post-index-inner').css('padding-top','20px');\r\n\t\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t});\r\n\t\t\t\t$('.post-index-item').on('click',function(){\r\n\t\t\t\t\tvar tt=$(this).data('tt');\r\n\t\t\t\t\tscrollPosition(document.getElementById(tt));\r\n\t\t\t\t});\r\n\t\t\t});\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/script><div class='post-content-full'><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Australia\u2019s retail sector employs around <\/span><b>1.3 million<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> people \u2013 about 10% of the national workforce. Most of these workers are covered by the <\/span><b>General Retail Industry Award<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which sets their minimum wages and conditions. The <\/span><b>general retail industry award 2020<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (modern award MA000004) is the legal instrument outlining pay rates for retail employees across Australia. It is updated annually after Fair Work Commission reviews. Below, we explain <\/span><b>what the General Retail Industry Award<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is, <\/span><b>what it covers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and detail the updated pay rates for 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"title-idx-0\" class=\"icon-anchor\">What does the General Retail Industry Award cover?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Retail Award covers employers and employees in the <\/span><b>general retail industry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which broadly means retail businesses selling goods or services to consumers. This includes a wide range of retail stores and roles. For example, it covers:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Retail businesses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as supermarkets, grocery stores, department stores, clothing, footwear and recreational goods stores. Essentially, any business engaged in the retail sale or hire of goods for personal, household or business use (e.g. food, clothing, furniture, homewares) falls under this award.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Retail services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that are part of a retail operation \u2013 for instance, in-store bakeries (baking goods on-site for sale), repair services for household equipment in a retail shop, or newspaper delivery by a newsagent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Retail employees in various roles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, from checkout operators, sales assistants, shelf stackers and trolley collectors to senior roles like department managers and store managers. It also covers tradespeople working in retail (e.g. butchers or florists in a shop) and clerical staff in retail establishments.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In summary, if you work in a shop or store selling products to the public (other than specialised sectors like fast food or pharmacies which have their own awards), you\u2019re likely covered by the General Retail Award. It sets the minimum pay rates, standard hours, breaks, penalty rates for evenings and weekends, overtime rules, and allowances for all these retail workers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"title-idx-1\" class=\"icon-anchor\">What are the General Retail Industry Award pay rates 2025?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like most awards, the retail award\u2019s minimum wages are reviewed and increased every year. The Fair Work Commission\u2019s <\/span><b>2024\u201325 Annual Wage Review<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> delivered a <\/span><b>3.5%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> increase to award minimum wages from 1 July 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adult<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Full-time &amp; part-time<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weekly pay rate<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hourly pay rate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1008.90<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$26.55<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1032.00<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$27.16<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1048.00<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$27.58<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1068.40<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$28.12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 5<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1112.30<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$29.27<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 6<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1128.50<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$29.70<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 7<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1185.10<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$31.19<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 8<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1233.20<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$32.45<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Casual<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hourly pay rate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$33.19<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$33.95<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$34.48<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$35.15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 5<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$36.59<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 6<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$37.13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 7<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$38.99<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 8<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$40.56<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Junior<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weekly pay rate<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hourly pay rate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Full-time &amp; part-time \u2013 Under 16 years of age<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$454.01<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$11.95<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$464.40<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$12.22<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 3<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$471.60<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$12.41<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Full-time &amp; part-time \u2013 16 years of age<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$504.45<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$13.28<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$516.00<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$13.58<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 3<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$524.00<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$13.79<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Full-time &amp; part-time \u2013 17 years of age<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$605.34<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$15.93<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$619.20<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$16.29<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 3<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$628.80<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$16.55<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Full-time &amp; part-time \u2013 18 years of age<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$706.23<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$18.59<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$722.40<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$19.01<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 3<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$733.60<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$19.31<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Full-time &amp; part-time \u2013 19 years of age<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$807.12<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$21.24<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$825.60<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$21.73<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$838.40<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$22.06<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Full-time &amp; part-time \u2013 20 years of age and employed by the employer for 6 months or less<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$908.01<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$23.09<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$928.80<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$23.62<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 3<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$943.20<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$23.98<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Full-time &amp; part-time \u2013 20 years of age and employed by the employer for more than 6 months<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1008.90<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$25.65<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1032.00<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$26.24<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1048.00<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$26.65<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Casual \u2013 Under 16 years of age (Hourly pay rate)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$14.94<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$15.28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 3<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$15.51<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Casual \u2013 16 years of age\u00a0 (Hourly pay rate)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 1<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$16.60<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$16.98<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 3<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$17.24<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Casual \u2013 17 years of age\u00a0 (Hourly pay rate)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$19.91<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$20.36<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 3<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$20.69<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Casual \u2013 18 years of age\u00a0 (Hourly pay rate)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$23.24<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$23.76<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 3<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$24.14<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Casual \u2013 19 years of age\u00a0 (Hourly pay rate)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 1<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$26.55<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$27.16<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 3<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$27.58<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Casual \u2013 20 years of age and employed by the employer for 6 months or less (Hourly pay rate)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 1<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$29.88<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$30.55<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 3<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$31.03<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Casual \u2013 20 years of age and employed by the employer for more than 6 months\u00a0 (Hourly pay rate)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$33.19<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 2<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$33.95<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retail employee level 3<\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$34.48<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Apprentice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Junior Apprentice<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Classification<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Hourly pay rate<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>4 year apprenticeship \u2013 Started before 1 Jan 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 1st year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$14.06<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 2nd year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$16.87<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 3rd year<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$22.49<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 4th year<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$25.30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>4 year apprenticeship \u2013 Started after 1 Jan 2014 \u2013 Did not complete year 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 1st year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$14.06<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 2nd year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$16.87<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 3rd year<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$22.49<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 4th year<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$25.30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>4 year apprenticeship \u2013 Started after 1 Jan 2014 \u2013 Completed year 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 1st year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$15.46<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 2nd year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$18.28<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 3rd year<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$22.49<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 4th year<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$25.30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>3 year apprenticeship \u2013 Started before 1 Jan 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 1st year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$14.06<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 2nd year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$16.87<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 3rd year<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$22.49<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>3 year apprenticeship \u2013 Started after 1 Jan 2014 \u2013 Did not complete year 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 1st year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$14.06<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 2nd year<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$16.87<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 3rd year<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$22.49<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>3 year apprenticeship \u2013 Started after 1 Jan 2014 \u2013 Completed year 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 1st year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$15.46<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 2nd year<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$18.28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 3rd year<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$22.49<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em><strong>Adult apprentice<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hourly pay rate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>4 year apprenticeship \u2013 Started before 1 Jan 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 1st year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$14.06<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 2nd year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$16.87<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 3rd year<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$22.49<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 4th year<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$25.30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>4 year apprenticeship \u2013 Started after 1 Jan 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 1st year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$22.49<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 2nd year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$26.55<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 3rd year<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$26.55<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 4th year<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$26.55<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>3 year apprenticeship \u2013 Started before 1 Jan 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 1st year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$14.06<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 2nd year<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$16.87<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 3rd year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$22.49<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>3 year apprenticeship \u2013 Started after 1 Jan 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 1st year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$22.49<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 2nd year<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$26.55<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apprentice \u2013 3rd year<\/span><\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$26.55<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For full rates including Saturday, Sunday, overtime rates and allowances, please refer to:\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/calculate.fairwork.gov.au\/payguides\/fairwork\/ma000004\/pdf\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pay Guide \u2013 General Retail Industry Award [MA000004]\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"title-idx-2\" class=\"icon-anchor\">General Retail Industry Award Rates 2024<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fair Work Commission announced a big pay increase for millions of workers during its Annual Wage Review in June 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From July 1, pay rates under the Retail Award rose by 5.75%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For retail workers, this increase means adult Level 1 employees will earn an extra $1.34 per hour. This 5.75% increase applies to pay rates outlined in Enterprise Agreements and Awards that rely on the Annual Wage Review for wage adjustments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/blog\/updated-retail-award-rates\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for a detailed table of pay increase in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"title-idx-3\" class=\"icon-anchor\">How does Workstem help?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simplify your payroll process and ensure accurate pay rates with Workstem\u2019s automated <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/product\/payroll\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">payroll system<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Our pre-built modern <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/product\/award-interpretation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">award interpretation software<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> covers 122+ awards and 34 EBAs, and keeps you up-to-date with penalty rates and other award entitlements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose between our <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/pricing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standard and Advanced plans<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">,<\/span> and enjoy a range of benefits such as Fair Work compliance, an employee self-service App, and custom rule set. We have integrated our system with<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/product\/integrations\/xero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Xero<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/product\/integrations\/netsuite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NetSuite<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well to bring you a complete HR SaaS solution for your business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book a free demo with our payroll experts. Experience the efficiency and accuracy of <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workstem <\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"title-idx-4\" class=\"icon-anchor\">FAQs About the General Retail Industry Award<\/h2>\n<p><b>Q1: When did the 2025 General Retail Industry Award rates start?<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>A1:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The updated rates started from the first full pay period on or after <\/span><b>1 July 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Q2: What is the casual loading under the Retail Award?<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>A2:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Casual employees receive a <\/span><b>25% loading<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on top of their base hourly rate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Q3: Are junior retail employees paid less under the award?<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>A3:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Yes, junior employees (under 21) receive a percentage of the adult rate based on age.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Q4: Is the \u201cGeneral Retail Industry Award 2020\u201d still current in 2025?<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>A4:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Yes, it&#8217;s still current; &#8220;2020&#8221; refers to when the award was last consolidated, but it\u2019s regularly updated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Q5: How can I find the right pay rate for my retail job?<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>A5:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Use the Fair Work Pay Calculator or official pay guides to confirm your exact classification and minimum rate.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"post-content-full\">\n<p><em><strong>Read More:<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/blog\/updated-retail-award-rates\/\">Updated Retail Award Rates 2024: What You Need to Know<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/blog\/general-retail-industry-award-guide\/\">General Retail Industry Award Guide [MA000004] 2023<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/blog\/woolworths-eba-vs-retail-award-case-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Case Study 1: Revealing the Difference Between Woolworths\u2019 EBA and Retail Award<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/blog\/retail-award-overtime-triggers-rates-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">When to Pay Overtime under the Retail Award: Triggers and Rates<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/blog\/rostering-for-general-retail-industry-award-ma000004\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rostering for General Retail Industry Award [MA000004]<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workstem.com\/au\/blog\/manage-break-entitlements-under-2025-retail-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Manage Break Entitlements Under 2025 Retail Award<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-footer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of content What does the General Retail Industry Award cover?What are the General Retail Industry Award pay rates 2025?General Retail Industry Award Rates 2024How does Workstem help?FAQs About the General Retail Industry Award Australia\u2019s retail sector employs around 1.3 million people \u2013 about 10% of the national workforce. 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