Finnegan Rudd Memorial Luncheon

IRS Newcastle Branch

Finnegan Rudd Memorial Luncheon

Date: Friday 15 May 2026

Time: 12.00pm - 3.00pm

Venue: Noah's on the Beach, Newcastle

INTRODUCING OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER 

Elise Delpiano, National Legal Officer of the Mining and Energy Union (MEU)

Elise Delpiano is a National Legal Officer at the Mining and Energy Union. An experienced employment and industrial relations lawyer, she has led the MEU’s landmark Same Job, Same Pay case against BHP’s in-house labour hire arm Operations Services and several other Same Job, Same Pay cases in the Fair Work Commission. She assists MEU members with a wide range of employment and industrial relations matters, including in the Commission and Courts.

Prior to her role at the MEU, Elise led the Health Services Union’s Aged Care Work Value Case which resulted in increases to minimum award wages of up to 28.5% for aged care workers. She was also Associate to (now) President Hatcher of the Fair Work Commission.

For any enquiries, please email newcastle@irsnsw.org.au

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