By now 2020 is old news, COVID shutdowns and economic distress have been front of mind and while we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, there is still some way to go. Without a doubt, retail has been one of the hardest hit industries in the past 12 months and although many in the retail sector have also been hit with major changes to casual overtime, modern awards and fluctuating rules and regulations on capacity, the industry continues to charge along.
While employees have been navigating the changes to government subsidy schemes, employers are taking all the options available to keep doors open, people in jobs and the bills paid. Some good news though, as the Federal Government took all the time available announcing on their last day of sitting in December 2020, proposed changes to industrial relations in a bill introduced call the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020.