News

10 Dec 2025

AI and the rise of ​‘unmer­i­to­ri­ous’ work­place claims

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle ​“The rise of ​‘unmer­i­to­ri­ous’ work­place claims in the age of AI”, pub­lished in HR Leader on 10 Decem­ber 2025To read the full arti­cle click here…

9 Dec 2025

What con­sti­tutes an aban­don­ment of employment?

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed the arti­cle, ​“What con­sti­tutes an aban­don­ment of employ­ment?”, pub­lished in HRM Online on 9 Decem­ber 2025.To read the full arti­cle click here…

8 Dec 2025

The rise of ​‘unmer­i­to­ri­ous’ work­place claims in the age of AI

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“The rise of ​‘unmer­i­to­ri­ous’ work­place claims in the age of AI”, pub­lished in Lawyers Week­ly, 3 Decem­ber 2025To read the arti­cle click here…

2 Dec 2025

How busi­ness­es can pro­tect them­selves at Christ­mas par­ties, and the obvi­ous things you should­n’t be doing. John Stan­ley inter­views Michael Byrnes live on air on 2GB/4BC

Michael Byrnes appeared on Nights with John Stan­ley on 2GB and 4BC on 1 Decem­ber 2025 to dis­cuss the legal issues aris­ing from work­place Christ­mas parties.To lis­ten to the inter­view click here …

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…