HR Horrors – Australian Employment Law Update – Oct 2025
This event is now over.
HR Horrors returns with a fresh crop of spine-tingling cases and reform updates certain to keep even the bravest HR professionals up at night.
Cilla Robinson, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons, will unpack this year’s significant developments in industrial and employment law and take your questions live.
This session will navigate the far-reaching implications from a series of notable decisions, including the Qantas v TWU litigation and its unprecedented $90 million penalty; the Helensburgh Coal decision, which reshapes risk assessments around organisational change; the Coles and Woolworths set-off decision serving as a cautionary tale on contractual drafting, compliance hygiene and the dangers of assuming set-off will save the day; and WorkSafe NSW’s increasing interest in psychosocial risks in consultation processes in the context of restructures.
Cilla will provide practical takeaways on how to manage risk in light of these developments, and future-proof your practices against the next fright.
Join us at 11 am on Tuesday, 28 October 2025, for an update to ensure your policies don’t come back to haunt you.
Speakers
Cilla Robinson
Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
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Cilla Robinson is a Partner in the Workplace Relations, Employment, and Safety Group at King & Wood Mallesons. With over two decades of experience at top-tier law firms, Cilla focuses on industrial relations and complex employment disputes. Cilla and her team collaborate to guide large Australian and international businesses and public sector clients across a broad range of industries through volatile and transformative periods, ensuring that their workforce strategies are robust and aligned with their broader organisational goals.
Lauren Cooper
Senior Associate, King & Wood Mallesons
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Lauren is a Senior Associate in the Workplace Relations, Employment, and Safety Group at King & Wood Mallesons. Lauren brings a wealth of employment law experience on a wide range of employment matters, with a practical lens following prior in-house experience and secondment to a government regulator. With a keen interest in issues related to harassment and emerging legal developments, Lauren is dedicated to advocating for her clients’ rights and navigating complex legal landscapes.
Meet the host
Angela Franks
Managing Director, Frazer Jones
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Angela is a Managing Director based in our Sydney office, where she leads the Australian team of HR and HSE recruiters. Angela is focused on delivering senior HR assignments across all sectors and HR specialisms, including generalist HR, talent, reward, recruitment, learning and development, and org development. Angela joined Frazer Jones in 2019, with a wealth of experience recruiting across the HR industry in both Australia and the UK.