Working Knowledge: the Employment Law Podcast

About Working Knowledge: the Employment Law Podcast

Leading Australian employment lawyer Brian Powles, partner at Walter Baden, and his guests present a running series covering employment law in Australia. The contents of this podcast are the personal opinions and observations of the host and guests only, and are not made on behalf of any organisation. They are a general summary of the issues covered, and is not intended to be legal or professional advice for specific employment situations. We recommend specialist legal advice be sought about specific legal issues.

Publisher

Brian Powles

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Jul 2019

Latest episode

20 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

34 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Jan 2026

   Surveillance at Work

   The team catch up again with Jacqueline Monk, to discuss surveillance, both inside and outside of the workplace setting, touching on the complex framework governing the many overlapping legal issue in this space. They also do the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, the recurring current-affairs segment of cases through the Fair Work Commission.

2. 

   17 Oct 2025

   FWO v Woolworths Group Limited

   The team talk through this landmark Federal Court case, providing a very 'high level' laymans terms view of the case, and what it means for employers going forward. They also go through our regular current affairs segment, the 'Good, the Bad and the Ugly' in employment law over the past week.

3. 

   19 Sept 2025

   Modern Slavery Update

   This week we are joined by special guest Jacqueline Monk, Special counsel from Walter Baden, who discusses the recent consultation process around the Modern Slavery reporting requirements. We discuss the efficacy of the provisions to date, as well as the way forward. Brian is then joined by regular contributors Georgia and Brittany for the "Good, the Bad, and the Ugly".

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

4.9 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 14 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

8

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51