There are a range of financial incentives available for employers to consider when hiring new staff, and it’s a...
There are a range of financial incentives available for employers to consider when hiring new staff, and it’s a bit of a maze, as they often differ from State to State. To help out, NRA Training has developed our National Employment Incentives brochure, that details the incentives that are available to retailers...
The spending slump in Australian retail has come to an end following the release of the Australian Bureau of...
The spending slump in Australian retail has come to an end following the release of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures for February showing a rise in turnover of 0.6 per cent. National Retail Association (NRA) CEO Dominique Lamb said the February results are promising for the retail sector,...
How many bags of groceries end up in the bin at your house each year? According to Foodwise.com.au, we...
How many bags of groceries end up in the bin at your house each year? According to Foodwise.com.au, we throw out a mammoth 20 per cent of the food we buy - around one in five bags. That’s 345kg per household (the weight of three average-sized fridges), at an average...
By Victoria Hansen and Lindsay Carroll, NRA Legal The Fair Work Commission has found that a hotel manager and human...
By Victoria Hansen and Lindsay Carroll, NRA Legal The Fair Work Commission has found that a hotel manager and human resources advisor behaved unreasonably towards an employee by failing to follow their own policy to investigate her allegations of bullying. Jennifer Watts FWC 1455 (20 March 2018) The claim The employee, Ms...
A group of like-minded retailers, brands, solution providers and trade associations joined forces on Thursday 22 March 2018 to...
A group of like-minded retailers, brands, solution providers and trade associations joined forces on Thursday 22 March 2018 to bring the benefits of RFID technology to the Australian retail sector. Calling themselves the RFID Coalition, the group agreed to share projects, experiences, solutions and case studies with the aim...
By Alex Millman, NRA Legal Yesterday in Parliament, Greens MP Mr Adam Bandt proposed two new amendments to the Fair...
By Alex Millman, NRA Legal Yesterday in Parliament, Greens MP Mr Adam Bandt proposed two new amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). The first of these, the Fair Work Amendment (Better Work/Life Balance) Bill 2018, proposes to amend the flexible working arrangements provisions of section 65 of the...
Gift cards are back on the agenda this week, with the New South Wales Government’s new legislation to introduce...
Gift cards are back on the agenda this week, with the New South Wales Government’s new legislation to introduce mandatory three-year minimum expiry dates set to kick in this Saturday, March 31. While we were naturally not a great supporter of this move, the NRA’s extensive track record of collaborative...
The NRA recently participated in a stakeholder session with the NSW Government, to clarify some of the ‘grey areas’...
The NRA recently participated in a stakeholder session with the NSW Government, to clarify some of the ‘grey areas’ of the new legislation regarding the three-year minimum expiry dates on gift cards, which takes effect on March 31. Some of the issues raised are answered below, however, please treat this...
Congratulations to our the three South Australian Salvos Stores Area Managers who have successfully completed their Diploma of Retail...
Congratulations to our the three South Australian Salvos Stores Area Managers who have successfully completed their Diploma of Retail Leadership last week. SALVOS Stores Area Managers each have years of management experience within the retail industry. By completing the NRA SALVOS LEAD Program, these are the first of a group...
As part of its commitment to helping businesses prosper, the Australian Chamber is launching a new conference series called...
As part of its commitment to helping businesses prosper, the Australian Chamber is launching a new conference series called NextGen in Business, bringing together top global and local thinkers to share their skills and experiences. For the first time in history five generations will be working together. The NextGen series...
There are only 100 days to go before retailers across Queensland will be forced to permanently bin the plastic...
There are only 100 days to go before retailers across Queensland will be forced to permanently bin the plastic bag when the state-wide ban kicks into effect on July 1 2018. The ban includes all single-use, lightweight shopping bags with handles and a thickness under 35 microns. NRA Manager of Industry...
Western Australia’s proposed reforms to restaurant and on-premises liquor licensing strike a sensible balance and should be used as...
Western Australia’s proposed reforms to restaurant and on-premises liquor licensing strike a sensible balance and should be used as the template for proposed changes to packaged liquor sales, according to Australia’s most representative retail industry association. The National Retail Association (NRA), representing close to 20,000 stores nation-wide, commended the State...
By Alexander Millman and Lindsay Carroll, NRA Legal Following a protracted legal battle that involved an initial hearing, an appeal...
By Alexander Millman and Lindsay Carroll, NRA Legal Following a protracted legal battle that involved an initial hearing, an appeal and a re-hearing, the Fair Work Commission has held that an employer had no right to accept the repeated resignations of a distressed employee undergoing internal investigation. Bupa Aged Care Australia...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has today rejected the policy package outlined by ACTU secretary Sally McManus at the...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has today rejected the policy package outlined by ACTU secretary Sally McManus at the National Press Club today, saying it would cripple small business. In her address, Ms. McManus took specific aim at employers hiring casual workers and attacked the independent Fair Work Commission (FWC). NRA...
When you argue for a 0 per cent rise in the minimum wage, you’re likely to attract a fair...
When you argue for a 0 per cent rise in the minimum wage, you’re likely to attract a fair share of criticism, and over the past seven days, we certainly have. But in making such a controversial submission to the Annual Wage Review last week, we also brought an important...
By Alexander Millman and Lindsay Carroll, NRA Legal The Federal Circuit Court has rejected an Australia Post employee’s claim for...
By Alexander Millman and Lindsay Carroll, NRA Legal The Federal Circuit Court has rejected an Australia Post employee’s claim for almost $200,000 of unpaid entitlements, which he alleged he had accrued by working two jobs for his employer at the same time. Judge McNab held that the two jobs were separate...