Benefits and Services

Keeping You Informed:
When it comes to issues affecting the baking industry, NBIA has your business covered.
Through the Baking Business magazine, At the Bench newsletter, website, special publications and regular mail outs, members are always kept informed. Whether it’s the taxation, business regulations, changes to food regulations, labelling laws, updates to industrial awards (pay rates), your membership keeps you abreast of activities and changes affecting the industry at a local, national and international level.

Minimize staffing & employment issues:
Employment and staffing advice is one of the most popular benefits of membership. NBIA employs a team of industrial relations experts who have direct industry experience and knowledge and can assist with a wide range of industrial relations matters including:
- representation with unfair dismissal cases, employee wage claims, sexual harassment and discrimination claims;
- employment and staffing related document drafting;
- phone support for all issues;
- training and employment kits;
and
- Australian Workplace Agreements (AWA’s).

Industrial relations blunders cost employers thousands of dollars. Access to the NBIA’s services arms you with the knowledge and support to avoid costly mistakes and greatly minimize their impact if they do happen.

Save you time:
Juggling the day to day running of a bakery can be challenging. As an NBIA member, help is only a phone call away.

Savings:
NBIA membership represents tremendous value for money. For most bakeries, NBIA membership costs less than ten dollars a week.
In addition, members have access to an extensive range of exclusive benefits and services such as the * GOLD SPONSOR & BAKING SHOPPER Programs whereby large discounts on products and services can be obtained.
NBIA members also receive * PREFERRED SUPPLIER savings & deals across a broad range of business services and expenses such as:
- training

- insurance
- legal

- finance
- travel

- printing
- advertising & promotion
- vehicle brokerage

Expand your business and professional networks:
As a member of the NBIA you are part of a wide network of industry professionals. Each year the NBIA hosts several industry events and social gatherings aimed at uniting the baking industry. Trade shows, awards presentation, baking competitions, golf days and industry dinners represent great opportunities for networking with other industry members and participants.

Protect and develop your industry:
As the peak industry body the NBIA is the vehicle to affect positive change with government agencies and legislators by working on lobbying on behalf of industry. Coupled with our representation on a vast number of committees, authorities and lobby groups the NBIA ensures industry interests are well represented and loudly heard. Your membership ensures your perspective is part of this industry voice. As an NBIA member you are building a stronger future for your business and for the industry.