Fair Trading

Bartercard Say The COVID-19 Crisis Provides a Chance for People to Save Real Cash

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Bartercard was born out of a recession, and given the uncertainty of how long the COVID-19 emergency will go on for, it provides an ideal opportunity for people to save real cash. Bartercard also have some simple tips on keeping busy and active at home, starting with clearing out the clutter and restoring order in your office.

To start with, you should have a home for everything, keeping items you use regularly close at hand on your desk, and use baskets or trays to keep similar things together. Use a filing cabinet, book shelf etc for items you need to have accessible but not right under your hand. For items you don’t use very often, store them out of the way, on high shelves or in cupboards.

Secondly, put things back where they belong. When you have a home for something it’s much easier to put it straight back where it belongs, rather than leaving it on your desk to put away ‘later’ and then watching that pile grow and grow. Also, you should save

your precious office space for those things that serve the purpose they were purchased for, and consider selling surplus items on the Bartercard eMarketplace or Auction.

Thirdly, you need to get your team on your side. No matter how much you want to get, and stay, organised, your team may not share your new vision. Maybe they will need some motivation to take up the new ideas and will need some sort of reward system – find out what encourages them – look through your Bartercard directory for ideas – perhaps a team lunch!

Finally, you need to get tough. A big part of getting and staying organised starts in your own mind, and if you’re only somewhat interested in being organised, chances are your office is only going to be somewhat organised. However, if you’re focused on following these tips and establishing systems that will help you get rid of clutter, then clutter won’t have a chance. It’s up to you, to keep yourself energised when you can’t be working in the office, and for more information on where can I use Bartercard and the Fair Trading Act NZ please go to www.bartercard.co.nz .

Bartercard Are Very Serious About Fair Trading On The Exchange

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Bartercard NZ launches their Fair Trading campaign under the NZ law and due to the number of recent changes to the New Zealand legislation impacting on businesses and their obligations when promoting and selling goods, Bartercard took this as an opportunity to put something together to further explain what this means for the Bartercard Trade Exchange. The purpose is to help Bartercard members understand the changes and ensure members are meeting their legal obligations when conducting business on Bartercard. This will help eliminate unfair trading and create a healthier exchange. Like the cash economy they operate in the same way and those rules and laws apply to Bartercard.

‘The FTA applies to what people say and do when promoting and selling goods and services. The Act applies to all sales by professional traders, but not to one-off private trades. The FTA prohibits misleading and deceptive conduct, false representations and unfair practices by people in trade. The FTA has been amended and penalties under the Act have increased.

‘See http://www.business.govt.nz/laws-and-regulations/consumer-laws/understanding-the-fair-trading-act .

‘Unfair practices are selling methods which mislead you. Unfair practices which are illegal under the FTA include bait advertising. Some examples of unfair practises are:

‘When a seller advertises particular goods or services at a particular price, and doesn’t intend supplying or selling reasonable quantities at that price.

‘When a seller advertises as goods being payable in Bartercard but you find when you come to collect the goods that cash is involved. (Note: It is a condition that to list in the Bartercard directory, that advertised services are 100% on Bartercard).

‘When a seller’s pricing is different when paying with Bartercard.

‘To assist in the definition of what is fair and taking into account the terms and conditions members are bound by, you will find enclosed a document on Fair Practices for conducting business on Bartercard. Should you have a dispute with another member, Bartercard is not able to directly assist in resolving the dispute as Bartercard is not a party to the contract. It would also be possible for a Court or Tribunal to overturn a decision made by Bartercard in such a dispute. We therefore encourage members to have clear expectations prior to entering into agreements and to seek legal advice as required. Please refer to the booklet enclosed or visit www.bartercard.co.nz/fair-trading .

‘Bartercard is however interested in being made aware of any dealings that you have that you believe are unfair or unlawful. Bartercard can then decide if the circumstances mean that a member should be removed from the exchange particularly if it’s not a one off occurrence. By holding members accountable, this will assist in maintaining a healthy exchange.’

As Bartercard are really trying to help their members by providing them with the legislation with examples of how this applies in Bartercard, people should go to http://www.bartercard.co.nz  .