Podcasts

Federal election 2025: a snapshot of the key industrial relations policies

Apr 15, 2025 • 00:12:27

Safety and Regulatory update: what to expect in 2025

Feb 6, 2025 • 00:24:28

In the first Word to the Wise podcast for 2025, Kingston Reid partners John Makris, Liam Fraser, and Michael Stutley are back for another Safety and Regulatory update. In this episode, the team pick up where they left off, reflecting on the key trends from 2024 which are expected to continue…

Enterprise bargaining - unpacking the latest updates

Nov 18, 2024 • 00:20:12

The quagmire strikes back: Reasonable belief & statutory notices

Oct 15, 2024 • 00:22:52

In this insightful conversation your hosts clarify the precise nature and implications of safety regulators' powers, and their expectations about how they believe the regulatory landscape will unfold for PCBU's (persons conducting a business or undertaking).

Navigating the quagmire: Psychosocial risks

Oct 8, 2024 • 00:15:13

Kingston Reid's Safety and regulatory Partners discuss how employers should position themselves with respect to navigating psychosocial risks.

New Conversations About Changing Rights

Jul 16, 2024 • 00:32:28

An Exercise In Restraint

May 2, 2024 • 00:40:38

What’s In Store in ’24?

Feb 8, 2024 • 00:24:16

Individual employment arrangements

Mar 7, 2023 • 00:22:39

Shelley Williams and Emily Baxter discuss the new pay secrecy, fixed term contracts and flexible work provisions and how they impact employers.

The political tug-of-war over migration

Oct 4, 2022 • 00:19:03

Christa Lenard and Michael Stutley discuss the Government’s immediate initiatives to address the migration and skills shortage.

The HSU Elections: Should You Be Worried?

Jul 27, 2022 • 00:14:37

Following the recent elections in the Health Services Union, Partner Lucy Shanahan and Senior Associate Luke Maroney discuss the resulting increase to industrial strategy and reinvigoration of campaigns within the sector.

A Roadmap Towards Respect – a year on

Apr 12, 2022 • 00:15:34

One year in, and on the eve of a federal Government election, Partner Christa Lenard, Senior Associate Sophie Baartz, and Ombpoint’s Managing Director Lindall West, take a look at what has happened in relation to implementation during the last year and discuss whether the roadmap is working and what this…

Building workplace culture virtually

Feb 23, 2022 • 00:34:02

After almost two years of remote work, many organisations are realising they may not be able to return to the office as they’ve always known it. In today’s podcast, Nicole Maughan, Paige O’Shea and Azuhr’s Claire Jenkins look at how you can nurture a successful culture —  when you can’t…

Part II: Actions don’t speak louder than the written words

Feb 18, 2022 • 00:20:58

A week on from the High Court’s ruling on Jamsek and Personnel Contracting, Partner’s Christa Lenard and Michael Mead deep dive into the Personnel Contracting case and discuss the differences in the two decisions, the effects and implications of the rulings, and provide tips for employers managing these issues moving forward,…

Actions don’t speak louder than the written words – The High Court rules in Jamsek and Personnel Contracting

Feb 10, 2022 • 00:14:20

In light of the High Court’s significant independent contracting decisions delivered in Jamsek and Personnel Contracting, Partners Christa Lenard and Michael Mead discuss the impact of the decision in characterising workplace relationships moving forward.

Sunshine, Spritz and setting up for 2022 – Issues and items to muse while you take a well-earned break

Dec 21, 2021 • 00:22:03

As we come to the end of a busy year for everyone, Partners Alice DeBoos and Michael Mead take time to talk about the ER, IR and HR issues that will exercise their minds over their summer break and factor into the Australian Workplace Relations landscape for 2022. Grab yourself…

The risks of COVID, how do you best protect your workplace?

Oct 1, 2021 • 00:22:58

Christa Lenard and John Makris discuss mandating COVID vaccinations in the workplace, as the number of vaccinated Australians rise, and those states which have been in lock down start to reopen.

Contract is King: A casual conversation revisited

Aug 9, 2021 • 00:20:58

Alice DeBoos and Christa Lenard discuss the recent Hight Court decision in WorkPac and Rossato regarding casual employment in Australia.  There is now certainty as to the definition of a ‘casual employee’.

Casual Conversion Conundrum

May 17, 2021 • 00:26:59

Katie Sweatman and Shelley Williams discuss all things casual employment, the only ‘reform’ not to get thrown out of the IR Omnibus Bill.

An empowered workplace culture – the missing piece of the puzzle

May 3, 2021 • 00:14:41

Christa Lenard is joined by Peitra Moffat, Managing Director of Ombpoint, and Jane Thorpe, ex Executive Director of Employee Performance and Conduct, NSW Department of Education, to discuss the launch of Ombpoint, Australia’s first independent workplace Ombudsman service, helping workplaces manage and change their cultures and reform the traditional ways…

Respect@Work Report – Employer Obligations

Apr 15, 2021 • 00:12:54

Miriam Power and Helen Beech discuss the expanded employer obligations for preventing and responding to sexual harassment in the workplace.

Family and domestic violence: how to manage workplace obligations

Dec 8, 2020 • 00:20:42

Christa Lenard and Erica Elliott are joined by Regan Mitchell of Weave Youth & Community Services to discuss employers’ legal obligations in respect of family and domestic violence and what can be done to support their employees.

Out with the old and in with the (re)new(ed)

Nov 19, 2020 • 00:14:04

New safety laws have just been enacted in Western Australia. Now the countdown begins until commencement. Miriam Power and Oliver Marshall discuss some of the key features of the laws including wider application, industrial manslaughter, increased penalties and insurance prohibitions.

Enterprise Bargaining

Nov 13, 2020 • 00:36:56

Alice DeBoos and Duncan Fletcher discuss whether enterprise bargaining is dead, or just resting its eyes!

The Dismissal

Sep 25, 2020 • 00:12:14

Michael Stutley and Miriam Power discuss the procedural steps for terminating employment where an employee can no longer perform the inherent requirement of his or her role due to mental illness.

Is a contractor truly a contractor?

Jul 28, 2020 • 00:26:44

Christa Lenard and Shelley Williams discuss recent Federal Court decisions, CFMMEU v Personnel Contracting and Jamsek v ZG Operations Australia and their implications on engaging independent contractors.

Is it really over?

Jul 14, 2020 • 00:31:19

Alice DeBoos and Lucy Shanahan discuss the concepts of ordinary and customary turnover of labour and employment for a specified task or period.

A ‘Casual’ Conversation – Unpacking Rossato

May 26, 2020 • 00:26:35

Alice DeBoos and Christa Lenard will discuss the implications of the Federal Court decision in WorkPac and Rossato and what this means for current and future casual employees.

How you prepare for an investigation

May 12, 2020 • 00:17:18

Under the Managing Misconduct Policy