There are 3 awards that relate to bakery activities:

  • Restaurant Award
  • General Retail Award
  • Food Manufacturing Award


Once you open the award and view section 4.2, you will find the coverage of the respective award and determine which one fits your business classification.


AwardDescription
Restaraunt award

4.2 In this award restaurant industry means restaurants,reception centres,night clubs,cafés or roadhouses and includes catering by a restaurant business and a tea room operated in,or in connection with,a restaurant business but does not include a restaurant operated in,or in connection with,premises owned or operated by an employer covered by any of the following awards:

  • (a) Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2020;or

    (b) Registered and Licensed Clubs Award 2010;or

    (c) Fast Food Industry Award 2010.

4.4 However,this industry award does not cover any of the following:

  • (d) employers in the following industries or activities or their employees:

    • (i) contract caterers whose principal business activity is providing catering services or accommodation services on a contract or fee-for-service basis;and

      (ii) retail industry;and

      (iii) fast food industry;and

Just a cafe selling bread. table, chairs, etc.
General retail

4.2 general retail industry means the retail sale or hire of goods or services for personal,household or business consumption including:

  • (e) bakery shops at which the predominant activity is baking products for sale on the premises;and


Bakery
Food manufacturing

4.2 Food,beverage and tobacco manufacturing means the preparing, cooking, baking... of food, beverage [products]... ....and ancillary activities such as: 

  • (a) the receipt, storing and handling of ingredients and raw materials to make food,beverage and tobacco products,including stock feed and pet food;

    (b) the bottling,canning,packaging,labelling,palletising,storing,preparing for sale,packing and despatching of food,beverage and tobacco products,including stock feed and pet food;and

    (c) the cleaning and sanitising of tools,equipment and machinery used to produce food,beverage and tobacco products,including stock feed and pet food. 

If they're primarily involved in manufacturing the baked products and the employee works in their factory handling raw materials, picking and packing the products then they may fall under the Food, Beverage and Tobacco manufacturing award. - Ira Fair Work Ombudsman 19 Feb 2021 Fairwork Enquiry No. 2230233