What’s making headlines?
Michael Byrnes and Emily Capener are featured in an interview with Lawyers Weekly — 4 June 2020
Michael Byrnes and Emily Capener discuss how to respond to employees on JobKeeper who refuse to return to work. Read full interview here.…
Michael Byrnes featured in The Drive Program on Radio National — 21 May 2020
Michael Byrnes talks with Patricia Karvelas on the Drive Program about the Workplac v Rossato case dealing with casual employees. Listen to the interview here…
Michael Byrnes featured in The Law Report on Radio National — 19 May 2020
Covid-19 emergency responses for witnessing wills and redundancy payouts. And a win for traumatised US Facebook content moderators.Listen to the interview here.…
COVID-19 | 3 reasons for the increase in unfair dismissal claims
The FWC has seen a huge increase in unfair dismissal claims. HRM asks Michael Brynes why this might be and what HR should be doing.View article here.…
COVID-19 Podcast | Michael Byrnes discusses the JobKeeper Scheme with John Stanley 2GB
Michael Byrnes discusses the JobKeeper Scheme (and the legal aspects of rugby league coach Wayne Bennett’s hairstyle edict!) with John Stanley on 2GB, 2CC and 4BC on 6 May 2020 (from 1:31.50).Click here to listen to the podcast.…
COVID-19 | Making it easier for business to operate during COVID-19
Meetings As of 6 May 2020, companies in Australia will be able to convene annual general meetings and other meetings prescribed under the Corporations Act 2001 entirely online rather than face-to-face thanks to the Corporations (Coronavirus (Coronavirus Economic Response) Determination (No.1) 2020.As contemplated in paragraph 5 of the Determination a company that has…
COVID-19 Update | Omnibus (Emergency Measures) (Commercial Leases and Licences) Regulations | 5 May 2020
On 1 May 2020 Victoria passed the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) (Commercial Leases and Licences) Regulations 2020 (Regulations) to implement the modification of laws relating to certain retail leases and non-retail commercial leases and licences.Code not incorporatedDespite the National Cabinet Mandatory Code of Conduct — SME Commercial Leasing Principles during COVID-19 (Code)…
COVID-19 Podcast | Workplace law issues arising from the COVIDSafe App
Michael Byrnes discussed workplace law issues arising from the COVIDSafe app with John Stanley on 2GB, 2CC and 4BC on 30 April 2020 (from 1.44:15). Listen to the podcast here.…
COVID-19 | Employers and the COVIDSafe App
By Michael Byrnes, Partner and Emily Capener, Solicitor The COVIDSafe app recently released by the Department of Health is one measure currently being undertaken by the Federal Government to facilitate the process of contacting people who may have been exposed to coronavirus. The message from authorities is that the more Australians…
COVID-19 | Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation 2020
Below is a summary of the Regulation. What does it do? The object of the Regulation is to give effect to the Code and particularly to: prohibit and regulate the usual enforcement rights of landlords during the COVID-19 pandemic period; andrequire landlords and tenants to renegotiate the rent and other terms of retail, commercial and…