WorkPac casual case doesn’t necessarily create entitlements to paid leave

The recent decision of the Full Federal Court in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] FCAFC 84, despite widespread media opinion to the contrary, does not automatically create entitlements to annual and other forms of paid leave for casual employees, across the board.

Assistance with commercial leave negotiations – COVID-19 and under “normal” conditions

NANA is able to assist Members requiring assistance with negotiations over commercial lease reductions as a result of eligibility under the National Code and State and Territory legislation and regulations.

NANA Directors confirmed at AGM

NANA’s annual general meeting was conducted on 21 May 2020.

Lotteries insurance – don’t pay double when $133 is all you need to pay

Newspack Insurance has confirmed the rate for renewals and new mandatory lotteries professional indemnity insurance for 2020/2021 at $133 including all fees and charges. Newsagents who qualify for stamp duty exemptions will pay even less.

Want to claim a deduction for super contributions – make SBSCH payments by 23 June?

Superannuation payments are only considered to be paid for the purpose of claiming a tax deduction once they have been received by the superannuation fund, not the date the Small Business Superannuation Clearing House (SBSCH) accepts them.

NSW Lotteries weekly reports – keep a backup copy

Each week NSW Lotteries makes available a number of reports to Newsagents showing various aspects of performance. Some of these reports contain data “tied” to your dashboard rating payments/credits as well as reflecting business trends. The availability of these reports expires after 12 months, to the day.

NSW Lotteries link to winning stories an insult to Newsagents

The What’s Hot @ The Lott edition from Friday, 15 May 2020 contained a link in the bottom right hand corner inviting Newsagents to read “our favourite winning stories from the week”. Following the link takes readers to a page on thelott.com web site.

Final notice and invitation to AGM

NANA will conduct its delayed 2019 AGM tomorrow, Thursday 21 May 2020 at 5:00PM. The meeting will be conducted using ZOOM. Eligible Members are invited to participate. The Agenda for the meeting and directions on how to download financial reports, etc have previously been distributed. Members can locate the pack of information HERE and download the […]

COSBOA announce small business relief fund grants

NANA is a member of the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA). COSBOA has been given the opportunity to offer grants of $10,000 to 67 small businesses adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants are made possible by Sales Force. Applications will open Monday next week and close on 1 June.

Newspack Insurance renewals for mandatory lotteries PI underway

Most mandatory lotteries professional indemnity policies for NSW and ACT renew on or about 30 June/1 July each year. Newspack Insurance has commenced the process to rollover and renew existing clients who already have this type of insurance through them and Newsagents will start receiving their renewal notices this week. The standard policy price for […]