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Retailers welcome June cash rate relief

Australia’s peak retail body, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), has welcomed the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) decision today to again hold cash rates at 4.35% following subdued retail trade […]

Sexual harassment rife in retail work

Sexual harassment is pervasive and persistent in retail work, with young women most at risk, as revealed in a new report by researchers from the Australian Centre for Gender Equality […]

Retailers respond to Annual Wage Review decision

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) say today’s decision by the Fair Work Commission to increase the modern award rates of pay by 3.75%, in addition to the scheduled 0.5% increase in […]