Long Service Leave flexibility provisions to be permanent in NSW

Flexibility measures for employees and Newsagents to access long service leave entitlements that were implemented in response to COVID-19 will be made permanent, the New South Wales government has announced. The amendments to the Long Service Leave Act 1955 (NSW) in response to COVID-19 included:

NANA to participate in Workers Compensation inquiry

NANA has previously advised Members that it has been active in pursuing Members of the NSW Parliament over essential changes to Workers Compensation legislation which address the negative presumption of COVID-19 infection which was introduced by the Greens early in the pandemic. Whilst NANA received undertakings from cross bench parliamentarians in the Upper House to […]

FWC varies Award to fix minimum payment of casuals problem

NANA has previously reported that it appeared before the Fair Work Commission in relation to a problem under the General Retail Industry Award 2020 which if left unchanged, required Newsagents to pay a casual employee a minimum of 3 hours pay even if the employee left work for their own reasons.

Pay attention to upcoming public holidays to control staff costs – 6 public holidays for Christmas and New Year

Christmas and New Year 2021/2022 will see an expanded list of public holidays across both the ACT and NSW due to Christmas, Boxing and New Years Days falling on weekends. In both jurisdictions when public holidays fall on weekend days, an additional day (Monday to Friday) is normally added. The Christmas/New Year public holidays in […]

The future of wage increases – Fair Work Commission Annual Wage Review 2021-2022

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has commenced the process of conducting the Annual Wage Review for 2021/2022. Traditionally, the Annual Wage Review has resulted in increases to Award wages from 1 July each year, however for 2020 and 2021 the implementation of the increases was delayed due to consideration of the impact of COVID-19 on […]

Long Service Leave entitlements – information Newsagents may not be aware of and probably don’t want to hear

NANA recently advised Members to ensure they were provisioning accrued long service leave entitlements as a claim for long service leave and the costs involved can come as a shock if employers haven’t put money away to cover accrued entitlements. Two important areas of long service leave entitlement often overlooked by Newsagents are entitlements due […]

It is a good time to check Award wages and issue Fair Work statements

NANA advises Members to regularly check they are paying their employees the latest rates under the General Retail Industry Award 2020 and to issue Fair Work statements as required and also on a recommended annual basis.

Casual conversion communications cause confusion for small business employers

There has been a landslide of email notifications from Government agencies, industry associations and also articles in the press over the past week concerning Casual Conversion requirements which change on 27 September 2021.

Big end of town recognises correctness of NANA’s submission on minimum engagement of casual employees matter

The above text is an extract from Ai Group’s submission to the Fair Work Commission in relation to the minimum period of engagement matter before Commissioner Bissett. Ai Group’s submission in reply to NANA’s earlier written submission confirms there is widespread support for NANA’s position that the requirement for casual employees to be paid a […]

1 September 2021 Award wage increases

The General Retail Industry Award 2020 has been varied to include the Annual Wage Review 2.5% increase from the first full pay period to commence on or after 1 September 2021. Most Newsagencies will now be in a position where the new rates apply to their employees. If not yet, we expect the rates will […]

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