News

1 Dec 2025

The Fair Work Com­mis­sion has announced it will post­pone its review of Australia’s new ​‘right to dis­con­nect’ work­place laws for at least 12 months.

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Right to dis­con­nect law review delayed for 12 months”, pub­lished in The Aus­tralian on 28 Novem­ber 2025.To read the full arti­cle click here…

11 Nov 2025

Michael Byrnes on AI in Fair Work Com­mis­sion Cas­es | Mon­ey News Inter­view with Evan Lucas (2GB)

Michael Byrnes appeared on Mon­ey News with Evan Lucas on 2GB on 11 Novem­ber 2025 to dis­cuss the use of AI by par­ties in cas­es before the Fair Work CommissionTo lis­ten to the inter­view click here…

7 Nov 2025

Michael Byrnes on Ris­ing Unfair Dis­missal Claims | Lawyers Weekly

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Why are unfair dis­missal claims on the rise?”, pub­lished in Lawyers Week­ly on 7 Novem­ber 2025:To read the full arti­cle click here…

5 Nov 2025

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 over the past six months. The awards high­light stand­out con­trib­u­tors across mul­ti­ple juris­dic­tions and top­ic areas, show­cas­ing those who con­sis­tent­ly deliv­er valu­able, prac­ti­cal guid­ance to read­ers worldwide.To Read the Mon­daq Autumn…

4 Nov 2025

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 Online on 3 Novem­ber 2025To read the full arti­cle click here…

29 Oct 2025

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 28 Octo­ber 2025:To read the arti­cle click here…

27 Oct 2025

Michael Byrnes dis­cuss­es the West­pac WFH case on 2SM with Tim Webster

Michael Byrnes appeared on Break­fast with Tim Web­ster on 2SM on 27 Octo­ber 2025 to dis­cuss the West­pac Work from Home case.To lis­ten to the inter­view click here…

21 Oct 2025

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“What hap­pens when an employ­ee runs out of sick leave?”, pub­lished in HRM Online on 21 Octo­ber 2025

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“What hap­pens when an employ­ee runs out of sick leave?”, pub­lished in HRM Online on 21 Octo­ber 2025To read the full arti­cle click here…

26 Sept 2025

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“The reac­tion to Char­lie Kirk’s assas­si­na­tion and its impli­ca­tions for employ­ment law”, pub­lished in Lawyers Week­ly on 26 Sep­tem­ber 2025

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“The reac­tion to Char­lie Kirk’s assas­si­na­tion and its impli­ca­tions for employ­ment law”, pub­lished in Lawyers Week­ly on 26 Sep­tem­ber 2025.To read the full arti­cle click here…

9 Sept 2025

Michael Byrnes appeared on Mon­ey News with Evan Lucas on 2GB on 8 Sep­tem­ber 2025 to dis­cuss the recent Fed­er­al Court deci­sion relat­ing to salary arrange­ments, set-off claus­es and award compliance

Michael Byrnes appeared on Mon­ey News with Evan Lucas on 2GB on 8 Sep­tem­ber 2025 to dis­cuss the recent Fed­er­al Court deci­sion relat­ing to salary arrange­ments, set-off claus­es and award complianceTo lis­ten to the inter­view click here…