Pre-Christmas Toy Safety Checks

NSW Fair Trading recently commenced its annual pre-Christmas toy safety checks targeting suburbs and towns across the State. Discount stores...

NSW Fair Trading recently commenced its annual pre-Christmas toy safety checks targeting suburbs and towns across the State. Discount stores and 'pop-up kiosk' traders will be a focus with inspections continuing for several weeks. Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe said kiosk traders tend to be direct importers, securing their products via...

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Message from the CEO: 16th October 2015

Analysts were saying that the next move in interest rates would be upwards and we saw evidence of that...

Analysts were saying that the next move in interest rates would be upwards and we saw evidence of that this week – not from the Reserve Bank, but from Westpac, which announced a 0.2 per cent increase in its variable rate mortgage. It’s not the first bank to nudge...

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Extended Christmas Trading Hours in NSW

In 2014 the NSW Government introduced extended Christmas shopping hours to help give NSW retailers a boost during the...

In 2014 the NSW Government introduced extended Christmas shopping hours to help give NSW retailers a boost during the vital shopping season. All shops within a business zone will be allowed to open 24 hours a day from 12:00am Friday, 11 December 2015 until 11:59pm Thursday, 24 December, without planning...

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Stay Safe Online Week 2015

Securing your online business presence helps protect the whole retail sector, which relies on a range of technologies to...

Securing your online business presence helps protect the whole retail sector, which relies on a range of technologies to manage the customer experience. You need to secure point of sale, website, inventory and other systems to protect high value data like financial transactions, credit card data, business data and...

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WHS Update September 2015

We welcome our members to the September edition of the WHS Update. With the busy period fast approaching, we would...

We welcome our members to the September edition of the WHS Update. With the busy period fast approaching, we would like to ask you to take a moment to reflect on whether you need to set some WH&S goals to get your staff safely through the busy period ahead. For those...

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WHS Update July 2015

Happy new financial year to all of our members and welcome to the July WHS update. In this month’s update...

Happy new financial year to all of our members and welcome to the July WHS update. In this month’s update we look at the safety initiatives of one of Australia’s largest employers, Kmart, and the work they are doing in the WHS space. We also urge all of our members to...

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WHS Update June 2015

Heads Up: Mentally healthy workplaces start with everyone The National Retail Association is proud in joining ACCI and Beyond Blue...

Heads Up: Mentally healthy workplaces start with everyone The National Retail Association is proud in joining ACCI and Beyond Blue to promote mentally healthy workplaces and prevent the risk of harm caused to workers who may be suffering from, or likely to suffer a mental illness. The importance of workplace...

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WHS Update April 2015

Welcome to the April WH&S update. With the first quarter of 2015 done and dusted, we would like to...

Welcome to the April WH&S update. With the first quarter of 2015 done and dusted, we would like to ask you to take a moment to reflect on whether the WH&S goals set for 2015 are on their way to being met. For those of us who need a...

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WHS Update March 2015

Welcome to the second WH&S update for 2015 and thank you to those who have taken the time to...

Welcome to the second WH&S update for 2015 and thank you to those who have taken the time to provide us with feedback on the monthly publication. We would like to take this opportunity to update you on the work of the WH&S Committee which has, since its commencement...

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WHS Update January 2015

Welcome to the first edition of the National Retail Association Workplace Health and Safety Update for 2015. We hope...

Welcome to the first edition of the National Retail Association Workplace Health and Safety Update for 2015. We hope that you have all had an opportunity to recharge your batteries over the Christmas period and enjoyed celebrating the New Year. Given the success and positive feedback received for the monthly...

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WHS Update December 2014

This month’s edition of the National Retail Association WH&S Update is our last for 2014. We would like to...

This month’s edition of the National Retail Association WH&S Update is our last for 2014. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our members for their feedback on the monthly publication and for your contribution in making the publication interesting, relevant and informative. We are pleased to...

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WHS Update November 2014

It comes as no shock that Christmas is only 48 days away. As the retail industry prepares for one...

It comes as no shock that Christmas is only 48 days away. As the retail industry prepares for one of its busiest trading periods, we ask employers to turn to their minds to their health and safety obligations over the silly season, particularly staff Christmas parties. We would advise all...

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WHS Update October 2014

This month’s edition of the NRA WH&S member update is all about tapping into the volume of resources available...

This month’s edition of the NRA WH&S member update is all about tapping into the volume of resources available for businesses, keeping up-to-date with case law and most importantly taking preventative steps in managing your health and safety obligations in your workplace. Friday 10 October 2014 marked World Mental Health...

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WHS Update September 2014

This month’s WH&S update is particularly special given that its content has been tailored to cover the topics members...

This month’s WH&S update is particularly special given that its content has been tailored to cover the topics members advised was most important to them. As mentioned in our previous update, the NRA will be delivering news and information to members based on the specific WH&S topics members identified...

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WHS Update July 2014

The NRA would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated in the recent online survey and...

The NRA would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated in the recent online survey and those who wish to be involved in the NRA WH&S Committee. The results of the survey are provided below and commencing with the next edition of our publication, news, alerts...

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WHS Update June 2014

Welcome to the second edition of the NRA's monthly WH&S Update. We would like to take this opportunity to...

Welcome to the second edition of the NRA's monthly WH&S Update. We would like to take this opportunity to thank both our members and non-members for the overwhelming amount of support received and the positive feedback! As mentioned in our first edition, we would like to invite you to...

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