The Tasmania Jobs and Investment Fund (TJIF) offers grants to help businesses looking to invest, grow and create jobs...
The Tasmania Jobs and Investment Fund (TJIF) offers grants to help businesses looking to invest, grow and create jobs in Tasmania. Some facts about the grants: • Grants are for up to a maximum of $1 for every $2 you provide • The minimum grant amount is $50,000 • There is not maximum grant amount but...
As a result of a review of the regulatory framework for card payments conducted last year by the Reserve...
As a result of a review of the regulatory framework for card payments conducted last year by the Reserve Bank, the Federal Government recently announced draft legislation that will insert a ban on surcharging in excess of merchant costs into the Competition and Consumer Act (2010). The Reserve Bank recently...
The Australian Government is proposing a new system to deliver clearer and more consistent country of origin food labels...
The Australian Government is proposing a new system to deliver clearer and more consistent country of origin food labels without imposing excessive cost on industry. Consumers have been reporting for some time that they find current labels on food confusing and that they don't provide the kind of origin...
The jobs figures released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics were very welcome news for the economy, and...
The jobs figures released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics were very welcome news for the economy, and for the retail sector. The ABS reported that 312,000 more Australians were in work in December compared with the same time 12 months ago, with most of those people finding full-time...
Article by Workplace Advisor – F.Dunstone In this article, National Retail Association's Workplace Advisor, Felicity Dunstone, debunks some common misconceptions...
Article by Workplace Advisor – F.Dunstone In this article, National Retail Association's Workplace Advisor, Felicity Dunstone, debunks some common misconceptions and highlights a few tricky entitlements in the Clerks – Private Sector Award 2010 (Clerks Award) and the Storage Services and Wholesale Award 2010 (Storage Services Award). CLERKS AWARD Myth...
In February of this year, nine out of ten Agreement approval applications will be subject to “triage” model. Practically,...
In February of this year, nine out of ten Agreement approval applications will be subject to “triage” model. Practically, this means that the applications will be sorted into groups or categories to streamline the approval process. This anticipated change was born from an independent review in May 2015 that found...
The National Retail Association is pleased to partner with innovation gurus CloudFirst to deliver our quarterly Innovation and Technology...
The National Retail Association is pleased to partner with innovation gurus CloudFirst to deliver our quarterly Innovation and Technology Breakfasts in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Insights from the New York NRF Big Show will be presented at the next breakfast meetings at the Microsoft Experience Centres on: Tuesday the 8th...
The NSW Government has doubled the recycling rebate available for small and medium enterprises (SME's) to assist with purchases...
The NSW Government has doubled the recycling rebate available for small and medium enterprises (SME's) to assist with purchases of small-scale recycling equipment. Under the Bin Trim Business Grants Program, businesses may be eligible for free advice and funding support to help waste less and recycle more. If you business employs...
The Northern Territory Government is seeking comments from the public on a proposal to streamline the regulation of retail...
The Northern Territory Government is seeking comments from the public on a proposal to streamline the regulation of retail shop tenancies. The purpose of the Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Act (the Act) is to establish a regulatory framework that promotes greater certainty, fairness and clarity in the commercial relationship between...
The recent release of the November 2015 retail trade figures by the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed continued growth...
The recent release of the November 2015 retail trade figures by the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed continued growth in the Household Goods sector. As indicated in the graph below, the retail sector grew by 3.8 per cent nationally, with Victoria (5.5 per cent), Tasmania (4.3 per cent) and New...
Happy New Year. I trust you have had a prosperous end to 2015 and a positive start to 2016....
Happy New Year. I trust you have had a prosperous end to 2015 and a positive start to 2016. Anecdotal feedback from members suggests to us that the Christmas and Boxing Day sales periods were generally strong. Based on the November sales data released by the Bureau of Statistics today,...