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Michael Byrnes
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In light of the employ­ment impacts on con­tes­tants after their con­duct aired on Mar­ried at First Sight (MAFS), Michael Byrnes empha­sised the need for employ­ers to have a sol­id rea­son for dismissal.

Employ­ment issues sur­faced in this year’s sea­son of real­i­ty TV show Mar­ried at First Sight (MAFS), with rumours emerg­ing that con­tes­tants Rebec­ca Zacharia and Gia Fleur had lost their jobs dur­ing airing.

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“The legal­i­ty of the Mar­ried at First Sight dis­missals”, pub­lished in HR Leader on 17 April 2026, Michael Byrnes is quoted.

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