Episodes

Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
In his latest Executive Series podcast, Brad Vinning talks with Francesca Webster about her start-up days in the beauty industry and how the need to diversify and pivot caused by the pandemic has set her up on a new path of growth.

Friday Jun 04, 2021
The Evolving Workplace: Fair Work Act update
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) in late March 2021 are the focus of the latest instalment of The Evolving Workplace. In this brief “Talk 5 in 5” episode, Seamus Burke, Emma Gruschka and Ariel Curtis outline five key issues employers need to be across regarding these amendments.

Friday May 21, 2021
Friday May 21, 2021
In his latest Executive Series podcast, Brad Vinning talks with Dr Jane Thomason, who has a vision and passion to improve the lives and prosperity of people in underdeveloped countries through the power of blockchain technology. Forget about bitcoin, the real power of crypto is far more wide reaching. Jane speaks to Brad about how COVID-19 brought forward years of progress in this space but also brought other parts of her life to a sudden (and not so fun) halt.

Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
In our 10th episode of The Evolving Workplace podcast series, hosted by Partner Brendan Charles, Senior Associate Susan Withycombe-Taperell and Associate Ashley Sherr answer questions relating to COVID-19 in the workplace. They discuss the ability for employers to give lawful and reasonable directions for employees to return to the office and be vaccinated against COVID-19 and also the ongoing duty of employers to ensure health and safety in the COVID-normal workplace.

Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
In his latest Executive Series podcast, Brad Vinning talks with Lloyd Heinrich, CEO of The Wine Collective about how COVID-19 turned a challenging business into a thriving one, the productivity gains to be had with remote working and the importance of retaining human connections.

Friday Feb 26, 2021
The Evolving Workplace: Modern Slavery
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Ian Bennett, Ben Gottlieb and Josephine Lennon explain what constitutes Modern Slavery, its relevance and developments in Australia, including the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth), requirements and deadlines to lodge statements, supply chain risk management processes, and principles that overlap with other workplace legislation.

Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
The Evolving Workplace: Employment & Safety - year in review
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Roland Hassall and Bill Kritharas discuss key employment and safety developments in 2020, from recent changes to work health and safety laws, industrial manslaughter, to the Productivity Commission’s recommendations regarding mental health, and more.

Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
The Evolving Workplace - Dreamworld incident - an insider’s perspective
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
In this podcast Jackson Inglis, who leads our Brisbane Workplace team, is joined by Barrister Craig Eberhardt to discuss the 2016 Dreamworld incident, where four patrons were sadly killed. Craig, who represented a witness at the Coronial Inquest in 2018, offers his unique perspective on the matter and discusses some lessons learned from this tragic accident.

Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
In this podcast, Mark Doepel and Kiley Hodges discuss the Australian BI test case decision, the implications, and the comparison with the UK test case.

Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Workplace Podcast #6 The Evolving Workplace
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
In this podcast, Felicity Edwards and Ian Bennett from our Workplace team, along with Chantal Tipene from our Government team and specialising in privacy law, discuss reasonable and lawful directions to employees and the requirements that must be satisfied in order to collect personal and sensitive information. They also explore recent case law, provide practical guidance on the applicable legal principles, as well as strategies in balancing employee rights with employer obligations.