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International Women’s Day 2020 #EachforEqual — Helen Kowal
What privileges or challenges do you stereotypically and generically face in your area of work? Having worked primarily in the area of construction and strata law for the past decade, it has become abundantly clear that the construction industry is stereotypically ‘male’. The majority of builders, developers and expert building consultants…
World’s Greatest Shave 2020
On Friday night we assembled our hero hairdressers at the Swaab Salon to banish the 9 – 5 hairdo to colour, style and shave hair for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave Event 2020! A massive thank you to all the superheros who took the plunge and got involved on the…
Michael Byrnes quoted in Lawyers Weekly — 11th March 2020 — What the profession thinks about the new Fair Work rules
To understand the debate on the new requirements for law firms to record overtime, Lawyers Weekly asked lawyers across the spectrum if they thought the profession will see a major shift in managing their staff. Partner Michael Byrnes shares his thoughts. Click here to read the article — What the profession thinks…
Michael Byrnes featured on Money News ‑11th March 2020 — The coronavirus and managing employee leave entitlements
Listen to Michael Byrnes on Money News with Brooke Corte — 11 March 2020…
International Women’s Day 2020 #EachforEqual — Monique Loveday
What’s a daily or weekly ritual you have that contributes to your ongoing success? Practising self-care. This has been key to me living a balanced life. As a Family Lawyer, and mother of two young children, I have a very limited (almost non-existent) amount of ‘me’ time so it is essential I use whatever free time I have for self-care. …
International Women’s Day 2020 #EachforEqual — Mary Digiglio
How has Swaab been so successful in achieving gender diversity in a profession that has struggled for so long? The success of Swaab has been built on our culture. Our firm has a history of gender diversity, having being led by females. The female leaders have influenced our firm’s long history of promoting…
Michael Byrnes on 2GB — 28 February 2020 — Full Bench Fair Work Commission appeal decision
Michael Byrnes with John Stanley — 28 February 2020…
Michael Byrnes quoted in HRM online — 12 February 2020 — Probation and the minimum employment period – what’s the difference?
It’s a simple distinction, but the language around ‘probation’ still creates confusion for non-experts. HRM tries to clear it up.Click here to take you to the article.…
Michael Byrnes on 2GB — 6 February 2020 — Coronavirus: Do Qantas workers have the right to refuse to clean planes from China?
A Qantas employee has reportedly been stood down for telling cleaners they didn’t have to clean planes that had come from China where the coronavirus originated. Partner Michael Byrnes explains both sides of the argument with Ben Fordham on 2GB.Listen to the podcast here…
Michael Byrnes is quoted in the Lawyers Weekly article: Religious employees in law firms ‘should be circumspect’ about new bill
Employment partner Michael Byrnes is quoted in the Lawyers Weekly article: Religious employees in law firms ‘should be circumspect’ about new bill. Read the full article here.…