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Michael Byrnes discusses casual employment on ‘Money News’
Michael Byrnes discusses casual employment on the ‘Money News’ program on 2GB, 3AW and 4BC. Listen to the interview here (from 37.30).…
Michael Byrnes discusses workplace bullying on ‘Money News’
Michael Byrnes discusses workplace bullying on the ‘Money News’ program on 2GB, 3AW and 4BC. Listen to the interview here (from 22.30).…
Swaab Attorneys announces a record nine promotions
Swaab Attorneys are delighted to announce the following internal promotions across the firm’s employment, litigation, IP & technology, commercial, corporate and property, planning and projects teams, effective 1 July 2018. Special Counsel · Wendy Conceicao, Property, Planning and Projects · Stacey Collins, Property, Planning and Projects Senior Associate · Timothy Hardwick, Litigation · Alyce Johnson, Property…
New Partner Joins Employment Team
Swaab are delighted to welcome new partner Michael Byrnes to the firm’s Employment Practice. Michael brings with him over 21 years’ experience in employment law with a speciality in Workplace relations, Employment and Safety. Michael’s broad range of experience includes employment contract negotiation, employment law aspects of corporate transactions and appearing as an…
Employment Law Matters features interview with Richard Ottley
Employment Partner, Richard Ottley was recently interviewed by Employment Law Matters surrounding how much medical information a HR professional can request. Read the full article here where Richard outlines his top five pieces of advice and some recent cases that highlight the issue. Richard also tackles the increasingly important issue of social…
Promotions at Swaab
Swaab is pleased to announce the promotion of Caroline Bass to Partner. A Family Law specialist with over 13 years’ experience, Caroline has a strong background in estate planning and extensive experience in domestic violence law. Caroline has been a Senior Associate with Swaab for over six years, joining the firm in 2010. Managing Partner…
Warwick Ryan’s latest Employment blog
Warwick Ryan has published his latest blog, ‘The complexity of employment law in Australia has no future in the ‘future”. The blog examines the current laws and their place in the future of work.Click here to read Warwick’s blog…
When kindness is cruel — Warwick Ryan cited in Smartcompany
Employment law specialist Warwick Ryan has criticised the Fair Work Commission’s decision in a recent unfair dismissal case for Patties Food. In April of this year, part-time storeman Heath Stephenson was fired after driving at an ‘unreasonable dangerous high speed’ when arriving at work one night. Although Patties argued that Stephenson’s termination…
Warwick Ryan Featured in Smartcompany on Australian offshoring investigation
Employment specialist Warwick Ryan has been cited in a recent Smartcompany article regarding the trend of Australian jobs being offered overseas for below legal wages.A Fairfax and Monash investigation found that out of 1000 ads in the Asian region, over 80% offered payment below the minimum requirement. These findings follow recent…
Warwick Ryan Featured in Smartcompany on Kimberley Ports Authority Unfair Dismissal Case
Employment law specialist Warwick Ryan has been cited in a recent Smartcompany article regarding the sacking of a worker at Kimberley Ports Authority, who drove a forklift whilst under the influence earlier this year. The Fair Work Commission approved the Port’s decision, stating that the likelihood of employee Lee Ward making a ‘genuine mistake’…