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Paul O'Halloran

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Swans scandal is cultural lesson for business from the CEO down

Swans scandal is cultural lesson for business from the CEO down

Cultures change when leaders make decisions that certain conduct is incompatible with membership of the organisation – and back those decisions with...

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Financial Review

Paul O’halloran

Victoria’s unworkable WFH laws could go national

Victoria’s unworkable WFH laws could go national

The bill’s reach will not stop at the border. For national employers, a Victorian employee’s statutory entitlement will quickly become a reference...

12.08.2026 30

Financial Review

Paul O’halloran

I have 14 upcoming AI slop trials. Genuine deterrents are only answer

Employers are stuck in a system being gamed by tools that produce plausible-sounding nonsense and a legal framework that offers almost no...

05.08.2026 20

Financial Review

Paul O’halloran

Albanese’s ‘shag’ Kylie remark would get him fired in most workplaces

The prime minister’s conduct in a professional setting would very likely constitute sexual harassment and the aggrieved person could demand an...

06.07.2026 40

Financial Review

Paul O'Halloran

Victoria’s work-from-home laws are a farce. They will collapse at the first legal challenge

Despite the alarm generated among business owners, it’s likely these changes will have very little practical impact, and may never take effect at all.

20.06.2026 40

The Age

Paul O'Halloran

Office gossip is now against the law. (But you didn’t hear that from me)

There has been a shift in workplace culture, away from resilience and towards heightened sensitivity to interpersonal dynamics. Acts of...

18.11.2025 50

WA Today

Paul O'Halloran

Office gossip is now against the law. (But you didn’t hear that from me)

There has been a shift in workplace culture, away from resilience and towards heightened sensitivity to interpersonal dynamics. Acts of...

18.11.2025 60

The Sydney Morning Herald

Paul O'Halloran

Office gossip is now against the law. (But you didn’t hear that from me)

There has been a shift in workplace culture, away from resilience and towards heightened sensitivity to interpersonal dynamics. Acts of...

18.11.2025 40

The Age

Paul O'Halloran

Office gossip is now against the law. (But you didn’t hear that from me)

There has been a shift in workplace culture, away from resilience and towards heightened sensitivity to interpersonal dynamics. Acts of...

18.11.2025 50

Brisbane Times

Paul O'Halloran

The snooping boss, the exec assistant’s secret OnlyFans business and our right to sneak a break

I’ve seen time theft including employees doing home renovations on the clock and another streaming pornography daily (even during work Zoom calls).  

21.09.2025 40

WA Today

Paul O'Halloran

The snooping boss, the exec assistant’s secret OnlyFans business and our right to sneak a break

I’ve seen time theft including employees doing home renovations on the clock and another streaming pornography daily (even during work Zoom calls).  

21.09.2025 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Paul O'Halloran

The snooping boss, the exec assistant’s secret OnlyFans business and our right to sneak a break

I’ve seen time theft including employees doing home renovations on the clock and another streaming pornography daily (even during work Zoom calls).  

21.09.2025 50

The Age

Paul O'Halloran

The snooping boss, the exec assistant’s secret OnlyFans business and our right to sneak a break

I’ve seen time theft including employees doing home renovations on the clock and another streaming pornography daily (even during work Zoom calls).  

21.09.2025 50

Brisbane Times

Paul O'Halloran

Workers are sacked for homophobia at work. So should AFL players

The Rankine incident highlights the disparity between how such conduct is treated on the football field as opposed to within non-sporting...

22.08.2025 20

Financial Review

Paul O'Halloran

My job is to root out dodgy workers. These are the warning signs to look for in childcare

I investigate employee misconduct in the childcare, aged care, and education sectors and I’ve seen how evil infiltrates workplaces.

17.07.2025 50

WA Today

Paul O'Halloran

My job is to root out dodgy workers. These are the warning signs to look for in childcare

I investigate employee misconduct in the childcare, aged care, and education sectors and I’ve seen how evil infiltrates workplaces.

17.07.2025 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Paul O'Halloran

My job is to root out dodgy workers. These are the warning signs to look for in childcare

I investigate employee misconduct in the childcare, aged care, and education sectors and I’ve seen how evil infiltrates workplaces.

17.07.2025 40

The Age

Paul O'Halloran

My job is to root out dodgy workers. These are the warning signs to look for in childcare

I investigate employee misconduct in the childcare, aged care, and education sectors and I’ve seen how evil infiltrates workplaces.

17.07.2025 40

Brisbane Times

Paul O'Halloran