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HR & Legal Support

Need assistance with the Fair Work Act? Looking for information on Modern Award rates? We can help you with a wide range of workplace relations queries including:

  • Employment law
  • Payroll audits
  • Modern Award rates
  • Fair Work Act compliance
  • Workplace policies
  • Unfair dismissal claims and more.

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Become part of Australia’s best support network for retailers.

Find out more about the benefits and features of membership, including which membership type suits your business.

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Qualifications and Courses

Training

As a registered training organisation (RTO), the National Retail Association can help you increase sales, train staff and improve management practices through our real-world and relevant programs. Find out more about:

  • People Leadership Program
  • Advancing Women in Business
  • Ready for Retail
  • Accredited Qualifications
  • Food Safety training
  • Professional Development & Workshops
  • VET Industry Engagement
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People Leadership
Traineeships
Policy & Advocacy

We actively bring together retailers, governments, law enforcement, community groups and many stakeholders to create positive, commercially-aware solutions on real issues facing retailers.

We present a unified voice for the Australian retail and food service industry to ensure your views are promoted and addressed at all levels of government.

Together we are one of the most powerful voices for Australian retail.

We tackle the issues you can’t tackle alone.

 

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Retail Crime
Product safety & standards
Plastic Bag Bans & Sustainability
Trading Hours
Retail Committees
Leasing and property services
Retail Leasing & Tenancy

Many retailer across Australia are not aware that they can engage a retail leasing and property specialist to act on their behalf. Our leasing and property partners Lpc Cresa are one of Australia’s leading tenant-only advisory services businesses. That means, they work exclusively for you the tenant. Their advice is completely independent and biased to benefit you – rather than the landlord.

Drawing on their extensive experience in retail management and the property industry, Lpc Cresa can save you time, money and stress and ensure you:
• Never enter into a bad lease
• Never miss a critical date
• Never pay too much rent
• Never miss an opportunity to reduce rental costs.

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Events

We offer a huge range of industry events across Australia throughout the year including:

  • Roundtables
  • Webinars
  • Workshops
  • Panel discussions
  • Networking functions
  • Awards and more!

Visit our events calendar to see the full schedule.

 

Events Calendar
National Retail Awards
Industry Resources

Members can stay up-to-date with our wide range of free industry resources including:

  • Award rates
  • Fact sheets
  • Checklists
  • Reports and data
  • Articles and more.
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Coronavirus Resources

The National Retail Association has been monitoring the outbreak of COVID-19 (previously known as Novel Coronavirus) from January 2020. We have compiled resources from the Department of Health, guides on how to minimise the spread of the virus, and best practice for workplace health and safety for your employees and customers.

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Service

We strive for excellence, we are member focused and not-for-profit.

Advocacy

We are a strong voice to protect and promote our industry in Australia.

Integrity

We are respectful, accountable and we strive to raise industry standards.

Leadership

We collaborate to lead our members and industry into the future.

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We adapt, create and engage for productivity and success.

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The National Retail Association (NRA) has said that while today’s Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) retail trade figures for...

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Western Downs Retail Webinar Series

Western Downs Regional Council has partnered with local Chambers of Commerce and the National Retail Association (NRA) to deliver...

Western Downs Regional Council has partnered with local Chambers of Commerce and the National Retail Association (NRA) to deliver free retail webinars to boost local business and energize the Western Downs economy. Webinars are provided by the National Retail Association (NRA), a registered training organisation, and experts in the field...

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Retail leasing: COVID-19 weekly health check

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, our retail leasing partners Lpc Cresa will be conducting weekly check-in webinars responding...

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, our retail leasing partners Lpc Cresa will be conducting weekly check-in webinars responding to member questions.

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NRA have customised the Certificate IIII in Retail to our business needs which works for our participants. The high quality of trainers and the support they provide to our students is above and beyond. Suzi not only is a fabulous trainer, she exceeds expectations with Employment Plus and the participants. We look forward to developing the collaboration we have with NRA.

The Salvation Army Employment Plus

As a team we are a lot happier and all my volunteers now work great together. They are a lot more proud of the store and of their duties. I no longer have to ask for tasks to be done as they all work together and find what needs to be done or tidied. We are also on 6 months in a row of making budget which never happened before.

Salvation Army WA Store Manager - LEAD Program Participant

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Boost Juice Wollongong

You always answer my queries with easy to understand explanations. When I need to know how to handle a tricky situation, you clearly outline the next steps. Gracias for being so helpful & cheery!

National HR Manager - Mad Mex

Great materials! Enjoyed the different mediums [clips,text,etc] and enjoyed activities which got us to think outside the box. Training was spot on.

Kazazz Jewellery – People Leadership Workshop Participant