The Office of Small Business Commissioner in New South Wales is proceeding with the review of the Act which lapsed due to the elections earlier this year. The review commenced in 2013 with a series of meetings help with various stakeholders. The discussion paper identified eight key areas of concern. Those areas were:- Information asymmetry […]
In a recent hearing in South Australia, an employer’s decision to refuse permanency to a driver with Asperger’s was deemed unfair and irrational, but not a breach of any anti-discrimination laws. According to the Tribunal, it was fair to consider the potential for future injury and therefore no breach of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 […]
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 the internet. “They generally […]
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 approval for the additional trading […]
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 who need a little […]
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 please take part in […]
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 early this year, established a number […]
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 WH&S update in 2014, our […]
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 be able to provide our members […]
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 employers to, if you haven’t […]
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 Day. If you haven’t already, […]
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 in the survey conducted in June. […]
Welcome to the first edition the NRA’s monthly WH&S Update As part of the NRA’s commitment to providing its members with point in time information in relation to issues affecting the retail sector, the NRA will commence providing members with monthly WH&S updates including information on changes to legislation, updates to industry codes of practice […]