No interest payment card to support surging wave of millennial entrepreneurs

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) records surge in millennials opening Business Transaction Accounts; launches first no interest payment card...

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) records surge in millennials opening Business Transaction Accounts; launches first no interest payment card ‘CommBank Neo Business’ to support small business owners. New research from Commonwealth Bank of Australia has found the number of millennial small business owners is on the rise, with many young...

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How data can help build a more efficient supply chain

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...

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Calls to deliver events to attract people back to Brisbane CBD

The Property Council of Australia and Brisbane City Council (BCC) are seeking your help to ensure Fridays in the...

The Property Council of Australia and Brisbane City Council (BCC) are seeking your help to ensure Fridays in the city are a day not to be missed. As anyone who has recently been in the city during the working week would know, there are now less people around on Fridays...

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What the government responses to the Respect@Work report mean for employers

Sexual harassment is usually not an isolated incident, and it is rarely a situation of a misunderstanding or of...

Sexual harassment is usually not an isolated incident, and it is rarely a situation of a misunderstanding or of innocent “appreciation”. Rather, it is frequently the product of a workplace culture that at best overlooks (and at worst enables) such conduct, which can have significant consequences for health and...

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Message from the CEO | 4 May 2021

Next week the Federal Budget will be handed down and the focus appears to be jobs, jobs and more...

Next week the Federal Budget will be handed down and the focus appears to be jobs, jobs and more jobs. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has outlined an ambitious goal of lowering the unemployment level to below five per cent. In a fundamental shift, the Coalition Government has jettisoned past mantras around...

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Super Reforms expected to take effect from 1 July

Powered by Rest   In the 2020–21 federal Budget, the government announced the Super Reforms – Your Future, Your Super measure....

Powered by Rest   In the 2020–21 federal Budget, the government announced the Super Reforms – Your Future, Your Super measure. We urge business owners and employers to familiarise themselves with these changes so that you can understand how these shifts might impact your business and employees. Expected to take effect 1 July...

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Small Business Month sees three new grants for QLD small businesses worth $25 million

The Palaszczuk Government has launched Queensland Small Business Month with three new grants programs worth $25 million over two...

The Palaszczuk Government has launched Queensland Small Business Month with three new grants programs worth $25 million over two years – making Queensland the place to be for small business. Minister for Employment and Small Business Di Farmer said the announcement builds on the more than $180 million in Small...

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Helping ACT retailers to prepare for plastics ban

The National Retail Association is encouraging ACT retailers to prepare now for the single-use plastics ban which comes into...

The National Retail Association is encouraging ACT retailers to prepare now for the single-use plastics ban which comes into effect 1 July. In the last 7 days, the NRA team visited over 500 ACT businesses in their stores to provide advice and materials. The NRA is also providing a tollfree...

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Message from the CEO | 27 April 2021

It would be remiss of me to not begin this week’s column by acknowledging Anzac Day. The most solemn...

It would be remiss of me to not begin this week’s column by acknowledging Anzac Day. The most solemn day on the Australia calendar serves as a poignant reminder that as challenging and frustrating as the past year has been, past generations of Australians have faced even more daunting...

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Sydney to provide grants to revamp high street stores

High streets throughout NSW will be revitalised with more than $15 million in grants to boost local business, support...

High streets throughout NSW will be revitalised with more than $15 million in grants to boost local business, support jobs and create better public spaces for the community. The NSW Government’s Your High Street program will provide 19 councils with up to $1 million to help them deliver projects that...

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Inaugural Klarna Shopping Pulse reveals Australian shoppers expect digital transformation to continue

Inaugural Klarna Shopping Pulse reveals Australian shoppers expect digital transformation to continue with clear continued role for physical stores. An...

Inaugural Klarna Shopping Pulse reveals Australian shoppers expect digital transformation to continue with clear continued role for physical stores. An international survey has revealed that Australian shoppers expect to shop online even more in the future, however, there remains a clear role for physical stores, with 54% of Australian respondents...

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What happens if a casual employee refuses a rostered shift?

As of 27 March 2021, it is now enshrined in the Fair Work Act 2009 that casual employees will generally be able to...

As of 27 March 2021, it is now enshrined in the Fair Work Act 2009 that casual employees will generally be able to accept or refuse work when it is offered. While this has always been the case under common law and is technically not anything new, the fact that it is now provided...

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Western Australia lockdown over Anzac Day Weekend

Perth and Peel lockdown From midnight tonight, the Perth and Peel regions of Western Australia will enter a snap three...

Perth and Peel lockdown From midnight tonight, the Perth and Peel regions of Western Australia will enter a snap three day lockdown. The wearing of face masks outside of the home will be mandatory from 6pm tonight. All residents in those areas need to stay at home unless it is for essential...

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Shopping centres and retailers welcome ACCC’s 10-year extension to the Casual Mall Licensing Code of Practice

The Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) and the National Retail Association (NRA) have jointly welcomed the determination by...

The Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) and the National Retail Association (NRA) have jointly welcomed the determination by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to re-authorise the Casual Mall Licensing Code of Practice for an additional 10 years, the longest extension since the Code’s inception in 2007. The...

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Retailers and Western Australian Government join forces to prevent wage non-compliance

The National Retail Association (NRA) with the assistance of the Western Australian Government have launched the Wage Right Compliance...

The National Retail Association (NRA) with the assistance of the Western Australian Government have launched the Wage Right Compliance Hub, an educational online resource designed to assist small and medium sized businesses with wage compliance. Dominique Lamb, CEO of the National Retail Association, has said that one of the key...

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March retail figures rebound from February fall

Nationwide retail sales have rebounded from the February fall according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) retail trade...

Nationwide retail sales have rebounded from the February fall according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) retail trade preliminary report for March released today. Turnover across Australia rose by 1.4 per cent in March with the resurgence led by Victoria and Western Australia, states that both experienced hard lockdowns...

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