Real HR Questions Answered by an Employment Law Specialist

Name: Real HR Questions Answered by an Employment Law Specialist — Employment Hero
Uploaded: 2026-09-30T07:47:09+00:00
Description: Right to disconnect. Flexible working requests. Redundancy pay. Contractors vs employees. These are the questions Australian employers and employees are quietly Googling at 11pm — and getting conflicting answers.

Right to disconnect. Flexible working requests. Redundancy pay. Contractors vs employees. These are the questions Australian employers and employees are quietly Googling at 11pm — and getting conflicting answers.

In this episode of Real HR Questions Answered, host Kate Jolly sits down with Simon Obee — Head of HR Advisory at Employment Hero and employment lawyer with over 20 years of experience — for straight answers, no jargon.

Simon is Head of HR Advisory at Employment Hero, leading the team that provides unlimited on-demand employment law advice to businesses across Australia and the UK.

Video transcript

From hire to retire, Employment Hero is the world’s first AI Employment Operating System. It offers all-in-one software for businesses to manage their own teams, alongside HeroForce, a managed service that provides the legal infrastructure to find, hire and employ talent in 180+ countries. Whether you manage your own workforce or use HeroForce to scale, we handle the contracts, payroll and compliance so you can focus on growth.

Employment Hero services an SME can be a corporation and normally would be of all industries, including healthcare, IT and software, startups, manufacturing, marketing and advertising, retail, hospitality, childcare, education, professional services, legal services, banking and financial services, freight and logistics, construction, accounting and more.

Employment Hero will help manage the implementation process. There are two journeys depending on your business needs: Managed, or Guided. You can find detailed information on our HR implementation page, and Managed Payroll implementation page.

Employment Hero uses advanced encryption protocols, multi-factor authentication, and regular security audits to ensure strict data protection, guaranteeing that our clients’ information remains secure, confidential, and protected from unauthorised access.

Employment Hero offers a range of pricing plans designed to suit different business sizes and needs.

Each plan includes access to various features tailored to simplify HR processes and improve business efficiency. Additionally, Employment Hero offers tailored enterprise solutions for businesses with unique needs, and the pricing for these is available upon request.

For more detailed information on what each plan includes and any potential additional costs, please visit our pricing page.