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The Comeback: Know Your Rights
Your Legal Rights When Returning to Work After Maternity Leave
Returning to work after becoming a mum can be overwhelming, not just emotionally, but legally too. What are your rights when it comes to flexibility, part-time work, or breastfeeding? What happens if your role has changed… or disappeared? And what can you do if you feel like you’re being treated unfairly?
This powerful session with employment lawyer Juliana Virine from Hall Payne Lawyers unpacks everything you need to know to protect yourself as you return to the workforce as a mother.
About the Session:
No one tells you how much changes when you go back to work as a mum—until you’re in it. In this practical and empowering session, we’re cutting through the confusion and giving you the knowledge you need to stand strong in your rights.
You’ll hear from Principal Solicitor Juliana Virine, an experienced employment and discipline lawyer from Hall Payne, a national law firm known for its advocacy in employment law, healthcare, and social justice. Juliana brings warmth, clarity, and deep expertise to topics that impact many mothers, yet are rarely discussed openly.
The session includes a pre-recorded Q&A video where Juliana answers the most pressing questions from our community. Then, she’ll join us live to answer any new questions and provide further support.
The Important Details:
DATE - Thursday July 31st
TIME - 8:00pm, AEST (via Zoom)
What’s Covered?
Juliana will walk us through:
Your rights during fertility treatment and pregnancy
What you’re legally entitled to on maternity leave
How to know if you’re being discriminated against as a working mum
Your right to return to your role and what to do if it no longer works for your family
Whether breastfeeding must be accommodated at work
The process and protections around flexible work arrangements
Solo parenting - do employers need to consider your unique situation?
How to handle carer’s leave and daycare illness overload
What makes a redundancy genuine, and how to spot the red flags
When to try to resolve things with your employer… and when to call a lawyer
You'll walk away better informed, more confident, and ready to advocate for yourself, because you do have rights, and you deserve to feel supported.
Who Is This Webinar For?
This session is perfect if you:
Are pregnant or going through fertility treatment
Are preparing for, on, or returning from maternity leave
Are worried about your job security or how you’ll manage the juggle
Have questions about breastfeeding, flexibility, or leave entitlements
Are a solo parent managing it all on your own
Want to know what’s fair—and what’s not—so you can make informed choices
Whether you’ve returned to work or are just starting to plan your next steps, this session will equip you with legal knowledge and peace of mind.
Meet your expert - Juliana Virine
Juliana Virine is a Principal Solicitor in Hall Payne’s occupational discipline law and employment law team in the Brisbane office. She was admitted in the Supreme Court of Queensland and the High Court of Australia in 2012.
Juliana is highly regarded for her extensive work with health and other professionals facing regulatory issues. She has represented a significant number of health practitioners with occupational discipline complaints.
She is known for her compassionate and practical approach and focuses on protecting her clients' professional reputations and careers during some of the most challenging times in their lives.
Juliana also has a strong background in employment and industrial law, having worked for different unions for almost a decade before coming to Hall Payne.
Her years of experience allow her to navigate complex legal issues and deliver practical solutions.
Juliana is passionate about ensuring equal access to the law and is a dedicated member of the trade union aid foundation APHEDA and volunteers her legal skills to assist community organisations.
About Hall Payne
"We are a law firm that embraces challenges and strives to push the boundaries of the law to achieve positive change. We proudly work for all people, bringing "fair" to legal representation."
With over 30 years’ experience in employment and industrial relations and a strong commitment to social justice and deep expertise in the not-for-profit, health, and social services sectors, Hall Payne is known for giving expert advice on a range of legal issues.
We strive to get great outcomes in a cost-effective, timely and straightforward manner and can assist across a broad range of workplace matters, including:
Employment disputes and unfair dismissals
Disciplinary and performance management issues
Workplace injuries and return-to-work matters
Employment contracts and negotiations
Discrimination, harassment, and bullying
Breaches of the Fair Work Act or state-based industrial legislation
Advice and representation in both public and private sector employment issues
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INCLUSIONS:
Live webinar on Thursday July 31st at 8:00pm AEST
PRICE: $24.99 Early bird price only $19.99 until 21st July
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Live webinar on Thursday July 31st at 8:00pm AEST
Recording of the webinar to watch back in your own time
PRICE: $29.99 Early bird price only $24.99 until 21st July