Podcast - Workplace updates: the future industrial relations landscape
12 June 2025| 
Seamus advises employers on all aspects of the employment relationship. He is passionate about the power of communication and always adopts a pragmatic, reasonable and value-driven approach.
He has been recognised in Best Lawyers in Australia in the Labour and Employment Law category since 2016, and as a Recommended Employment Lawyer in the Doyles Guide 2024.
Thea is a highly accomplished employment and workplace relations lawyer, who specialises in advising on all aspects of employment law and workplace relations. She regularly advises clients on complex workplace investigations, including matters relating to bullying, discrimination, sexual harassment, child protection, and whistle blower.
Thea also presents at seminars on current employment law issues.
Welcome to our podcast sharing with you with what we think are the current issues in industrial relations, coming off the back of the recent re-election of the Labor government, and the impact these might have on you and your business.
Our conversation covers the following issues:
- The national minimum wage increase.
- Non-compete clauses and post-employment restraints.
- Extending protections around penalty rates.
- Equal pay and conditions for equal work.
- The four day working week.
- Portable employee entitlements.
To listen to the podcast, you can click on this link to redirect to Sparke Helmore's podcast page on our website, or listen on Podbean through The Sparke Cast host page.
If there are issues you’d like us to explore in future podcasts or in an upcoming article, we’d love to hear from you.
