If an employee has brought a claim, such as an unfair dismissal or general protections claim, employers are faced...
If an employee has brought a claim, such as an unfair dismissal or general protections claim, employers are faced with the decision of attempting to defend the claim themselves or getting an expert lawyer involved. Often, the decision which led to the claim was personally made by a senior...
The National Retail Association (NRA) is pleased to announce the appointment of longstanding NRA powerhouse Victoria Hansen, as a Queensland...
The National Retail Association (NRA) is pleased to announce the appointment of longstanding NRA powerhouse Victoria Hansen, as a Queensland Government Industry Workforce Advisor for Retail and Personal Services. You may recognise Victoria from her work as a pillar of our membership engagement team or from her previous years as a...
Australia’s most convenient and accessible beverage container recycling scheme will begin on 1 November 2023, as part of the...
Australia’s most convenient and accessible beverage container recycling scheme will begin on 1 November 2023, as part of the Andrews Labor Government’s landmark reforms to the state’s waste and recycling sector. Minister for Environment Ingrid Stitt today announced the start date for Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme, CDS Vic, and named...
The AIP will be running a virtual training course on the 24th of May that will be on the...
The AIP will be running a virtual training course on the 24th of May that will be on the ‘Introduction to Packaging Specifications’. The packaging specification defines all the necessary packing levels for a product or the transport of the product. For a product, a packaging specification focusses on the...
Free, personalised support for your business. Personalized support Your dedicated Business Concierge can provide ongoing one-on-one guidance at every stage of...
Free, personalised support for your business. Personalized support Your dedicated Business Concierge can provide ongoing one-on-one guidance at every stage of your business journey. We can help you over the phone, in person, or online. Our Business Concierge team can give you a range of personalised support, including help with: Financial assistance...
The National Retail Association (NRA) unveiled Australia’s most exceptional retailers across all levels and categories of the industry at...
The National Retail Association (NRA) unveiled Australia’s most exceptional retailers across all levels and categories of the industry at its National Retail Awards held last Friday. Coming together for the first time since 2019, retailers across the country gathered at the Gold Coast for a gala event to celebrate the...
The National Measurement Institute (NMI) undertakes major yearly compliance programs across industry sectors to make sure systems, such as...
The National Measurement Institute (NMI) undertakes major yearly compliance programs across industry sectors to make sure systems, such as shop scales, fuel dispensers, and utility meters, are reliable and deliver fair measure. The program aims to ensure that measuring instruments are fit-for-purpose, measurements are made correctly and representations about measurements...
eInvoicing explained eInvoicing is the new, easy and secure way to send and receive invoices between buyers’ and suppliers’ software....
eInvoicing explained eInvoicing is the new, easy and secure way to send and receive invoices between buyers’ and suppliers’ software. It is different to sending PDF invoices in your software or by email. Using eInvoicing is like using a mobile phone service. Once you select a provider and get connected to...
It’s a sombre start to the new financial year, as Sydney faces yet another week of lashing rain and...
It’s a sombre start to the new financial year, as Sydney faces yet another week of lashing rain and floods. It is mind-boggling to think that the last flood event was only three months ago. It is our deepest hope that after today the rain will ease and those...
Natasha Innes & Dan Petrie, The Courier Mail, 28 June 2022 No matter how high the cost of living gets, experts...
Natasha Innes & Dan Petrie, The Courier Mail, 28 June 2022 No matter how high the cost of living gets, experts say consumers won’t let go of these two luxury items. Could they save us from a recession? Queensland retailers are hoping a surge in spending at cafes and on cosmetics in...
Today I am writing to you from Melbourne, where I am attending an Industry Committee meeting on the Casual...
Today I am writing to you from Melbourne, where I am attending an Industry Committee meeting on the Casual Mall Licensing Code. Last year the Code was extended for an additional ten years, meaning that businesses can occupy pop-up stores in shopping centres to either increase their footprint during...
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Expanded polystyrene (EPS) - in multiple applications such as foodware, loose fill and moulded packaging - will be phased...
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) - in multiple applications such as foodware, loose fill and moulded packaging - will be phased out over the next few years across Australia. This landmark sustainability initiative was recently announced in the National Plastics Plan released by the Australian Government. The Department of Agriculture, Water and...
Supply chains can sometimes be unpredictable and labour intensive. Yet, for businesses that harness data to create an adaptive...
Supply chains can sometimes be unpredictable and labour intensive. Yet, for businesses that harness data to create an adaptive and agile supply chain, it can quickly become a powerful differentiator and lend a competitive advantage. Data-driven technology that provides an end-to-end overview of supply chain performance was once seen as...
The National Retail Association, in partnership with the Australian Government, has developed and launched a nationwide education program to...
The National Retail Association, in partnership with the Australian Government, has developed and launched a nationwide education program to increase understanding of the ban on animal testing in new cosmetic ingredients which came into effect July 2020. The NRA's program includes: a dedicated website explaining the ban downloadable factsheets and...
Eligible employers could receive payments of up to $10,400 over a year for each eligible additional employee they hire...
Eligible employers could receive payments of up to $10,400 over a year for each eligible additional employee they hire as part of the Government’s JobMaker Hiring Credit scheme. Young people have been disproportionally affected by COVID-19. The JobMaker Hiring Credit is giving businesses and young people impacted by COVID-19 a...