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New WHS laws in coming in 2012 mean you need
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  • Fines from $300k to $3 million from January 1st 2012
  • Breaches include jail for up to 5 years
  • More defined duty of care and Newly imposed obligations
  • Renewed terminology and Compliance requirements


What do WE need Smart WH&S for?

  • Don’t Get fined – Your work cover agency WILL be doing AUDITS with NO Grace period from January 1st, 2012.
  • The new laws mean you need to have an WH&S system in place 
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Industrial Relations

ANF members have access to extensive and detailed resources to manage their industrial relations (IR) obligations. ANF state managers can handle most common IR inquiries, and to our professional IR partner provides detailed advice on more complex member issues, including assisting the ANF prepare wage rates for all constitutional corporations, sole traders and partners in the national system, and with state rates for sole traders (and partners in WA, who remain separate). Also provided are regular IR updates to keep members fully informed, up-to-date fact sheets and our Employee Relations Manual (available to our members to use in their businesses and that includes templates for most common IR processes in members businesses).

ANF members have access to the following quality IR tools:

  • Professional IR advice
  • Detailed up-to-date transitional wage schedules
  • IR news
  • Fact sheets 
  • Employee Relations Manual and Templates

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Integrated Publication Solutions is committed to improving the business relationships that it has with its retail providers, and as a result any feedback is welcomed.

For further information please go to IPS' new website, www.publicationsolutions.com.au, or contact the National Retail Coordinator via email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or on 03 8667 2024.

The communication will be emailed to all agents that IPS have current email addresses for, be posted on the Fairfax Connect site, and loaded onto IPS' web site

Documentation:

 Full Communication from IPS ||  Trading Terms ||  Credit Application ||  General Retailer Details

State Associations

In NSW, the ACT, Victoria and Queensland, the ANF works in unity with your state associations to protect members' interests and improve the profile of the newsagency industry at a public and corporate level. For IR resources in your state or terrotiry, please visit the website of your state association using the links below.

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Business News

Champagne Event at the Ardrossan Newsagency

22 November 2011 As newsagents are aware, times have been tough for retail in the past months. Trying to come up with ideas to stimulate sales can sometimes be a problem in itself. You know your shop is welcoming, you know you have the stock and you know your staff are friendly and know their products. Colleen Kluske from the Ardrossan Newsagency came up with an idea that was affordable and one which any Newsagent...
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Summary of Personal Property Securities Act

A security interest is an interest in personal property provided for by a transaction that secures payment or the performance of an obligation. The form of the transaction and the identity of the person who has title to the property do not affect whether an interest is a security interest. Personal property includes many different kinds of tangible and intangible property, other than real property. Examples include motor...
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RBA Extends Further invitation to ANF

November 10th 2011 At the initiation of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), the ANF met with senior economists to discuss prominent industry challenges and successes. The ANF believes continuing to build the RBA relationship with quarterly meetings, will ensure that newsagent’s will remain top-of-mind during the monetary policy process. The meeting provided the RBA an insight into the lives of newsagents as small...
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SEO Basics

November 8th 2011 The most important part of any SEO campaign is selecting the right keywords. Incorrect keyword selection can result in good rankings, but lead to no traffic or, even worse, no results at all. There are four major factors to take into account when selecting keywords: Search volume. This tells us how many people are searching for the keyword on the search engines. Usually measured in searches per day,...
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Paywall for The Australian Goes Up

October 25th 2011
News Ltd began its group's long-awaited Australian experiment yesterday (Monday 24 October 2011), wherein readers are being asked to pay to read online news. It is a soft first ask, as readers who sign up get full access to the renovated website of The Australian without paying for three months.

The trial aims to convert print subscribers and existing website readers to the position...
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Report tips smartphone explosion

October 24th 2011 Nearly 10 million more smartphones will enter the Australian market within the next four years, and businesses need to start preparing. New data from industry research house Telsyte shows that 10 million more smartphones will be in use by 2015, with the total number set to reach 18.5 million. By that time, nearly 90% of users will be using a smartphone as their primary device, up from the current level...
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Employers Can Employ Students for 1.5-Hour Shifts

October 14th 2011 The Federal Court has heard the SDAEA's application for a stay on the decision to vary the General Retail Industry Award 2010 to allow for 90-minute (1.5-hour) shifts for secondary students. In early September, an FWA full bench dismissed a SDA appeal, allowing retailers to introduce 1.5-hour minimum shifts for secondary school students.

The FWA decision has not been stayed, so that means...
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Success at the 2011 Newsagency Industry Conference!

August 26th 2011 The annual newsagency industry conference held in Melbourne in from August 21-24. It was a great success and delegates came away pleased to have learned something and re-energised. As one newsagent put it, “I have my spark back!" The conference also saw the cream of the newsagency crop awarded for excellence in the retail and distribution sectors. The winners were: Retail Newsagent of the Year...
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Innovative Retailing from Myer: Free Shipping for Online Customers

August 2nd 2011 Myer will launch free shipping to customers who prefer to shop online, Fairfax reports today. The move is part of a strategy aimed at taking the fight back to offshore online retailers which many local retailers argue operate with an unfair advantage by not having to collect GST on purchases valued below $1000. The Sydney Morning Herald cited Myer CEO Bernie Brookes, saying the switch to free shipping...
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What the Carbon Tax means for newsagents

July 7th 2011 The ANF is keen to learn what the terms and conditions of the proposed carbon tax due out this Sunday, will mean for newsagents. ANF National Policy Manager, Ben Kearney will review the details to assess the impact of the proposed legislation and will be requesting that the government include the ANF in any future consultation process on behalf of the newsagent channel. Whilst the ANF are committed to...
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