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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.
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Publications

Work­place Rela­tion­ships: The Legal Posi­tion (Cold­play Con­cert Edition)

The recent sto­ry of col­leagues (a Chief Exec­u­tive Offi­cer and Chief Peo­ple Offi­cer (CPO)) whose appar­ent rela­tion­ship was cap­tured on…

Dis­missal for Dissent?

The recent unfair dis­missal deci­sion of the Fair Work Com­mis­sion, Shaun Turn­er v Dare­bin City Coun­cil [2025] FWC 1763, in which Deputy…

Con­struc­tion con­tract time­frames and their inter­ac­tion with the NSW Secu­ri­ty of Pay­ment legislation.

Mark Glynn, Con­struc­tion Part­ner at Swaab con­sid­ers the recent deci­sion of Shar­vain Facades Pty Ltd (Admin­is­tra­tors Appoint­ed) v Roberts Co (NSW)…

In the News

Michael Byrnes’ arti­cle ​“7 com­mon ques­tions about work­place rela­tion­ships”, was pub­lished on HRM Online on 22 July 2025

Michael Byrnes’ arti­cle ​“7 com­mon ques­tions about work­place rela­tion­ships”, was pub­lished on HRM Online on 22 July 2025To read the full…

Michael Byrnes appeared on Nights with John Stan­ley on 2GB and 4BC on 21 July 2025 to dis­cuss work­place rela­tion­ships and that Cold­play con­cert (from 1:29:45 to 1:43:30)

Michael Byrnes appeared on Nights with John Stan­ley on 2GB and 4BC on 21 July 2025 to dis­cuss work­place rela­tion­ships and…

Michael Byrnes appeared on ABC News Radio on 21 July 2025 to dis­cuss the issue of work­place rela­tion­ships and that Cold­play concert

Michael Byrnes appeared on ABC News Radio on 21 July 2025 to dis­cuss the issue of work­place rela­tion­ships and that Cold­play concertTo…

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