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Retailers welcome Victorian government’s new retail worker protection laws
The new laws strengthen penalties for assaults, abuse, and harassment against frontline retail workers.
The new laws strengthen penalties for assaults, abuse, and harassment against frontline retail workers.
Police can now prevent recidivist and violent offenders from re-entering retail premises.
The decision will result in higher costs, an increased compliance burden and reduced productivity, peak bodies say.
The decision was a divided one, with six board members voting to keep the rate steady and three voting against.
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