Newspack Insurance Broking is a wholly owned subsidiary of NANA. Newspack has been operated by NANA for more than 25 years with the aim of providing Newsagents with the most appropriate insurance products for their businesses. NANA has in the past engaged insurance industry specialists to manage Newspack Insurance Broking to ensure Newsagents’ insurance needs […]

NANA has learned that some corporate service station operators are adjusting invoices from newsagents for the supply of Fairfax Media products to a lower amount. NANA has detected the adjustments range from 2.37% to 3.80% for the commission based on the cover price of the titles. The service stations are adjusting the invoices in their favour and at […]

NANA has completed a detailed Conditions of Employment Guide covering recent changes to the General Retail Industry Award 2010 relating to the conversion of casual employment to full or part time employment. The guide is available free to NANA Members by download from NANA’s web site at www.nana.com.au or by contacting NANA on 1300 113 044. 

NANA has been gathering data on slow paying service stations, especially head office/national accounts. The delays in payment by some of Australia’s largest companies are inexcusable. NANA is gathering the data to seek better payment outcomes for Members and to bring the large service station chains under the small business payment arrangements – the National […]

As a small business it’s important to be aware of your obligations under the Australian Consumer Law. When advertising and promoting your products and services, your business needs to be able to deliver on its promises. It’s against the Australian Consumer Law to mislead customers or make false claims, even if it’s unintentional.

Employers who incorrectly classify employees as casual instead of full-time or part-time could be responsible for back paying various entitlements under the National Employment Standards (NES), following a recent Federal Court of Australia decision in Workpac v Skene [2018] FCAFC 131. NANA has previously raised the potential for “double dipping” arising from that case and […]

In NSW and ACT, when Australia Day falls on a weekend, the public holiday is observed on the following Monday.

NANA has an extensive range of Conditions of Employment Guides which are available to Members only. The Guides have been published to assist Members with the often complex world of Award and legislative requirements which apply to employees. To ensure members have the most up-to-date-information available, NANA regularly reviews the Guides to ensure they provide […]

NSW Lotteries has notified outlets that they incorrectly calculated commission payments for the $4 Fruit Explosion Instant Scratch-Its ticket (game no: 3630). The commissions were paid at $0.16 per ticket when the correct commission is $0.32 per ticket. NSW Lotteries will credit accounts as part of the sweep on Tuesday, 15 February 2019. The credit […]

NANA has compiled and easy to follow guide to assist Members with the new set of site survey questions related to observance of Fair Work, Award and employment requirements. Whether or not you or your staff agree with the questions, site surveyors will ask the questions and report to NSW Lotteries/Tabcorp on the results. The implications […]