When Vicki Elias’ granddaughter Frankie was born earlier this year, her employer Investa gave her a week of paid leave to care for her grandchild.
Frankie is Ms Elias’ eighth grandchild, but it was the first time she didn’t have to take annual leave to help with childcare after Investa introduced a grandparental leave policy in 2019.
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Natasha Boddy is Work & Careers reporter with The Australian Financial Review. She was previously a homepage editor and online producer. Connect with Natasha on Twitter. Email Natasha at natasha.boddy@afr.com
