Earlier this week, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) Executive Director Russell Zimmerman showed his support for the government’s Youth Jobs PaTH (Prepare-Trial-Hire) program.
According to a statement released by the ARA, the organisation...
Australian Retailers Association Executive Director Russell Zimmerman says retailers are continuing to face a difficult operating environment and a 1.2 per cent minimum-wage increase is the best way to preserve employment within...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has proposed a phased approach to Sunday penalty rates, which it claims will allow retailers to implement the benefits of the penalty-rate reduction, in terms of additional...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) estimates Australians will spend around $2 billion in celebration of Mother’s Day this year.
Of this, flowers will account for $200 million, while dining out will account for...
Retail bodies have welcomed the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decision to drop the official cash rate by a quarter of a per cent to a historic low of 1.75 per cent.
ARA...
The Fair Work Ombudsman is urging businesses and workers to check the pay rates and entitlements that apply to their workplace over Easter.
Good Friday (March 25) and Easter Monday (March 28) are...
An alliance of more than 20 peak business bodies is calling on the federal Government to now enact changes to the laws governing the misuse of market power, following the end of...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and Roy Morgan Research official figures for Christmas spending in the pre-Christmas trading period for November 15 to December 25, 2015 have come in at $47 billion...
