Tag: National Retail Association

Stores would welcome nationwide plastic bag ban

The NRA has welcomed Opposition Leader Bill Shorten’s proposal to implement a single-use plastic bag ban nationwide from 2021. National Retail Association Manager of Industry David Stout says the retail sector applauds laws...

Minister to intervene in ‘double dipping’ case

Federal Jobs and Industrial Relations Minister Kelly O’Dwyer says she’ll intervene in a federal court case involving employee entitlements. The company involved is WorkPac, which describes itself as “specialising in recruitment for mining...

Industry groups welcome penalty rates decision

The Australian Retailers Association, National Retail Association and the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman strongly support this week’s Federal Court verdict in upholding the Fair Work Commission’s penalty-rates decision to...

Free rostering tool to help with award compliance

The National Retail Association and technology provider Rision have launched an online tool to help retailers meet their legal obligations to employees. The release of the tool, Roster Coster, follows a series of...

NRA supports the budget’s PaTH program

The National Retail Association (NRA) has affirmed its support for the federal Government’s PaTH (Prepare-Trial-Hire) program outlined in the federal budget. NRA CEO Ian Winterburn says that it is disappointing to see the...

Interest rate cut provides relief for retailers

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...

Retailers welcome card payment surcharge laws

New laws passed by the Senate on Monday ensure customers are charged only according to the true amount of a merchant’s costs in accepting payment. National Retail Association CEO Trevor Evans said the...

Retailers closed out 2015 with strong sales growth

Australia’s retailers finished 2015 on a strong footing, with sales results coming in four per cent higher in December than for the same time the previous year, according to the latest retail...
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