Happy Easter! I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend and collected part of the projected spending increase from shoppers cashing in on chocolates, gifts, and travel.
Back to business, NRA Legal is leading the industry with invaluable information sessions designed for members to ensure you remain compliant. Aussie businesses with 100 or more employees must report to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) each year. Submissions are now open, and retailers have two months to submit their reports, which are due on 31 May.
To take the complexity out of employment requirements, join us at our upcoming webinar on WGEA reporting on Thursday 27 April. Register for free here.
Another responsibility of employers that has gained prominence lately is safeguarding the mental health of their employees while they are at work. It is a development of workplace health and safety legislation that has put onus on employers to manage psychosocial hazards in the workplace.
Employers are required to take steps to identify and control any psychosocial hazards, which can look like bullying, harassment, poor communication, mismanagement, excessive workloads, and other factors that risk creating psychological harm.
NRA Legal will hold a webinar on this topic come July, register your interest here.
Finally, the ACCC yesterday published updated resources on how to conduct a product safety recall. Retailers could be subject to a product being a safety risk or it falls short of mandatory standards, in which instance, you will need to recall it.
This can seem like an overwhelming task, but we know that consumers trust businesses that are honest about safety risks and their confidence only increases when a product recall is well-managed.
It is in your best interest to be prepared with a product recall plan that meets your obligations under the ACCC guidelines. Read up on them here.
Have a great week.