Kat­ri­na spe­cial­is­es in Employ­ment law, Work­place Rela­tions and Work Health and Safe­ty. Advis­ing on all stages of the employ­ment life-cycle, with expe­ri­ence in draft­ing employ­ment con­tracts and poli­cies, per­for­mance man­age­ment and the man­age­ment of dis­ci­pli­nary action, advice on the inter­pre­ta­tion of indus­tri­al instru­ments such as mod­ern awards and enter­prise agree­ments, work health and safe­ty and advis­ing on ter­mi­na­tion of employ­ment includ­ing employ­ee enti­tle­ments and restraints and lit­i­ga­tion in the Fair Work Commission.

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Publications

Stra­ta Law Changes — Effec­tive 27 Octo­ber 2025

What do the lat­est NSW stra­ta law changes mean for own­ers and com­mit­tees? On 27 Octo­ber 2025, the next stage…

How does statu­to­ry inter­pre­ta­tion impact build­ing dis­putes in NSW?

How does statu­to­ry inter­pre­ta­tion impact build­ing dis­putes in NSW? Writ­ten laws like the Home Build­ing Act, build­ing codes, and indus­try…

Prov­ing Major Build­ing Defects Under the Home Build­ing Act

What qual­i­fies as a major defect in res­i­den­tial build­ings under NSW law? Defects can range from minor issues to seri­ous struc­tur­al…

In the News

Con­grat­u­la­tions Michael Byrnes for being recog­nised as a Mon­daq Thought Lead­ing Author for Employ­ment and HR, Aus­tralia in the Autumn 2025 awards.

Mondaq’s Thought Lead­er­ship Awards, released twice a year in Autumn and Spring, cel­e­brate authors whose insights have attract­ed the high­est read­er­ship…

Can you dis­miss an employ­ee for look­ing for anoth­er job?

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Can you dis­miss an employ­ee for look­ing for anoth­er job?”, pub­lished in HRM…

What the West­pac flex­i­ble work rul­ing real­ly means for employers

Michael Byrnes’ arti­cle ​“What the West­pac flex­i­ble work rul­ing real­ly means for employ­ers”, was pub­lished on HRM Online on 2…

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