Franchising Update: End of Financial Year 2017/18

By Alex Millman and Lindsay Carroll, NRA Legal As the financial year which saw the franchise model under close scrutiny,...

By Alex Millman and Lindsay Carroll, NRA Legal As the financial year which saw the franchise model under close scrutiny, it is worth taking this opportunity to look back on the year that was and the matters which will follow us into the next. Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Act...

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EOFY Franchisor Obligations

By Angela Szczepanski and Sid Sidhu With the new financial year in full swing, franchisors are reminded not to forget...

By Angela Szczepanski and Sid Sidhu With the new financial year in full swing, franchisors are reminded not to forget their end of year obligations under the Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes – Franchising) Regulation 2014 (‘Franchising Code’). This article focuses particularly on the obligation to update your disclosure document...

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What to expect in the new financial year

By Alex Millman After a somewhat turbulent final month to the financial year, the time has come for all industries...

By Alex Millman After a somewhat turbulent final month to the financial year, the time has come for all industries to take stock of what had been going on and what we can expect to see in industrial relations as we go into the new year. Here are just some of...

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Flat trend continues for retail

According to the latest report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for retail trade in July 2016, retail...

According to the latest report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for retail trade in July 2016, retail trade figures have continued the flat trend that they finished the 2015-16 financial year with. Seasonally adjusted, retail turnover for July 2016 remained more or less unchanged at 0.0 per cent,...

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Hardware set for solid growth in 2015/16

The hardware, building and garden supplies category of retail is expected to generate in excess of $18.2 billion in...

The hardware, building and garden supplies category of retail is expected to generate in excess of $18.2 billion in turnover this financial year, representing growth of 6.9 per cent. Following a busy holiday trading period for the retail industry in general, the Australian economy, and retail in particular, is beginning...

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