Gadens has become the first law firm to up the ante on parental leave after the Albanese government added another eight weeks to Australia’s paid parental leave scheme in the budget.
The mid-tier commercial firm said it would now pay 30 weeks of leave, which is four weeks more than the going rate for professional services firms and 12 weeks more than the national scheme.
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
