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Swaab Con­nect | August 2024

5 claus­es to look out for in your fran­chise agree­ment – they might be unfair | Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle,​“5 ways employ­ers could acci­den­tal­ly under­pay their employ­ees”, pub­lished in HRM Online on 9 August 2024 | Michael Hayter is quot­ed in the Michael Pryde bank­rupt­cy hear­ing arti­cle in The Dai­ly Tele­graph, 8 August 2024 | $4m win for fraud­ster Melis­sa Caddick’s vic­tims | When it comes to wills, the dress code is formal
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Swaab Alum­ni Newslet­ter | Octo­ber 2024

We cel­e­brat­ed the appoint­ment of Kathryn Schultz, Doyles Guide Award recip­i­ents Michael Hayter, Angela Har­vey and John Trinh. Angela Sharpe was inter­viewed by Jerome Doraisamy Lawyers Week­ly, Swaab host­ed the 2024 Mer­i­tas ANZ Region­al Meet­ing and we post­ed a num­ber of employ­ment opportunities
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Swaab Con­nect | Feb­ru­ary 2023

Changes to the Fair Work Act: An Overview | Employ­ment Law, Shift­ing the dial on build­ing defects lia­bil­i­ty – a greater risk for com­pa­ny direc­tors and devel­op­ers under recent leg­isla­tive reform | Stra­ta & Con­struc­tion Law, Stra­ta Reme­di­al Update: Emer­gency Reme­di­al Build­ing Works | Stra­ta & Con­struc­tion Law, Legal boss­es should not slide into employ­ees DMs | Employ­ment Law
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Swaab Con­nect | Decem­ber 2022

Paid Fam­i­ly and Domes­tic Vio­lence Leave – Amend­ments to the NES under the Fair Work Act | Employ­ment Law, Are Prenups the height of romance? Rethink­ing Bind­ing Finan­cial Agree­ments | Fam­i­ly Law, Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle,​‘Legal impli­ca­tions of being assault­ed at work’, pub­lished in Lawyers Week­ly on 12 Decem­ber 2022 | Employ­ment Law, Con­grat­u­la­tions to the Fam­i­ly Law team for being recog­nised in Doyles Guide 2023 | Fam­i­ly Law
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Swaab Con­nect | Sep­tem­ber 2022

Employ­ees​‘Sol­dier­ing On’ With COVID-19: What Can Employ­ers Do? | Employ­ment Law, ABRS’ Loom­ing Direc­tor ID Dead­line – Apply before 30 Novem­ber 2022 | Cor­po­ra­tions Law, Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle,​“Legal impli­ca­tions from​‘very dis­turb­ing’ Hawthorn FC alle­ga­tions”, pub­lished in Lawyers Week­ly on 23 Sep­tem­ber 2022 | Employ­ment Law, Swaab’s Grad­u­ate Inter­view Series
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Swaab Con­nect | July 2022

Can Employ­ees Be Direct­ed to Act Con­trary to Beliefs? | Employ­ment Law, NSW Con­struc­tion Reform Reme­di­al Works Are Dif­fer­ent | Build­ing & Con­struc­tion Law, Com­pli­ance with Chil­dren’s Orders | Fam­i­ly Law, The Work­place Vac­cine Man­date Myth Buster Case | Employ­ment Law & 2023 Swaab Grad­u­ate Pro­gram | Now Open
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Swaab Con­nect | June 2022

Impor­tant Work­place Rela­tions Changes Effec­tive 1 July 2022, Tour de Cure Snow Ball 2022 Black Tie Gala Event, Land­mark State­ment on the Rights of Gig Econ­o­my Work­ers, Swaab ranked amongst the high­est on part­ner­ship gen­der equal­i­ty & Swaab 2022 Lawyer Inter­view Series | Car­ly Lennan
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Swaab Con­nect | May 2022

The evo­lu­tion of a legal team, intro­duc­ing Swaab’s team ser­vic­ing the prop­er­ty indus­try, 5.2% Increase to Nation­al Min­i­mum Wage, Paid Fam­i­ly and Domes­tic Vio­lence Leave To Be a Mod­ern Award Enti­tle­ment, Mary Digiglio is quot­ed in the arti­cle​“Entre­pre­neur­ial, inde­pen­dent, nim­ble: small­er firms can thrive” in The Aus­tralian & Press Release | New Senior Appoint­ment — Nicholas Hufton
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Swaab Con­nect | April 2022

Michael Hayter | Quot­ed in the arti­cle,​“Par­ents of Melis­sa Cad­dick admit they were fleeced by fraud­ster daugh­ter” pub­lished in the SMH 12 April 2022, Nicole Pozovsky | Pause before you Post – How social media can impact your Fam­i­ly Law mat­ter, Nicole Pozovsky | Use of Audio and Video Record­ings in Fam­i­ly Law cas­es, Con­grat­u­la­tions Swaab’s Prop­er­ty team for being recog­nised in Doyles Guide | Lead­ing Prop­er­ty Real Estate Firm, NSW 2022 & Chris­t­ian Marchant | Swaab 2022 Lawyer Inter­view Series
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