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Nov 26, 2020

Michael Byrnes dis­cussed manda­to­ry vac­ci­na­tions in the work­place and the recent trag­ic spate of food deliv­ery fatal­i­ties with John Stan­ley on 2GB, 2CC & 4BC | 24 Novem­ber 2020

Michael Byrnes dis­cussed manda­to­ry vac­ci­na­tions in the work­place and the recent trag­ic spate of food deliv­ery fatal­i­ties with John Stan­ley on 2GB, 2CC and 4BC on 24 Novem­ber 2020.Lis­ten to the pod­cast here.…

Nov 17, 2020

Michael Byrnes fea­tured in HRM Online | Manager/​subordinate romances: what HR needs to know | 16 Novem­ber 2020

Inter-work­place rela­tion­ships are a com­mon occur­rence, but how should HR react if a romance forms between a team leader and their junior? Read full arti­cle here.…

Nov 17, 2020

Michael Byrnes fea­tured in Lawyers Week­ly | Work­place rela­tion­ships are back on the agen­da | 16 Novem­ber 2020

In the new nor­mal, employ­ers must ensure their fun­da­men­tal WHS oblig­a­tions are in line with evolv­ing work­place envi­ron­ments and employ­ee inter­ac­tions. Employ­ment Part­ner, Michael Byrnes dis­cuss­es ​‘Work­place rela­tion­ships are back on the agen­da’ with Jerome Doraisamy. Read the full arti­cle here…

Nov 5, 2020

Michael Byrnes fea­tured in HRM Online — 4 Novem­ber 2020

Would you like a class action with that? McDonald’s fran­chisees in hot water after alle­ga­tions employ­ees were denied the 10-minute paid breaks they’re enti­tled to. Read the full arti­cle here.…

Oct 14, 2020

Michael Byrnes fea­tured on 2GB — 13 Octo­ber 2020

Michael Byrnes dis­cuss­es the some­times vexed issue of what con­sti­tutes a ​“work­place rela­tion­ship” with John Stan­ley on 2GB, 2CC and 4BC on 13 Octo­ber 2020 (from 1:26:10).Click here to lis­ten to the podcast.…

Sep 15, 2020

Michael Byrnes fea­tured in HRM Online — 14 Sep­tem­ber 2020

A recent Fair Work Com­mis­sion case out­lines the dan­ger in assum­ing busi­ness issues caused by COVID-19 change employ­er oblig­a­tions. Read the com­plete arti­cle here.…

Sep 3, 2020

Michael Byrnes dis­cussed the recent Fed­er­al Court deci­sion deal­ing with the right of employ­ees to take toi­let and drink breaks with John Stan­ley on 2GB, 2CC and 4BC on 2 Sep­tem­ber 2020.

Michael Byrnes dis­cussed the recent Fed­er­al Court deci­sion deal­ing with the right of employ­ees to take toi­let and drink breaks with John Stan­ley on 2GB, 2CC and 4BC on 2 Sep­tem­ber 2020.Lis­ten to pod­cast click here.…

Aug 20, 2020

Michael Byrnes fea­tured in HRM Online — 19 August 2020

In the sec­ond of a two-part guide to over­pay­ments, HRM cov­ers the basics of the law, and how to best engage an over­paid employ­ee. View arti­cle here…

Aug 19, 2020

Michael Byrnes dis­cuss­es the com­plex­i­ty of mod­ern awards and the IR sys­tem with John Stan­ley on 2GB, 2CC and 4BC

Michael Byrnes dis­cuss­es the com­plex­i­ty of mod­ern awards and the IR sys­tem with John Stan­ley on 2GB, 2CC and 4BC on 18 August 2020 (from 1:25:40) To lis­ten to the pod­cast click here…

Jul 31, 2020

Michael Byrnes dis­cuss­es the WHS law issues relat­ing to food deliv­ery rid­ers and gig econ­o­my workers

Michael Byrnes dis­cuss­es the Work Health & Safe­ty (WHS) law issues relat­ing to food deliv­ery rid­ers and gig econ­o­my work­ers gen­er­al­ly with John Stan­ley and Paul B. Kidd on 2GB, 2CC and 4BC on 30 July 2020 (from 41:40) To lis­ten to the pod­cast click here…