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Paid Parental Leave |
Parental leave is an employee benefit received when an employee or an employee's partner gives birth (including stillbirth, surrogacy and adoption). This benefit can take the form of paid leave (Paid Parental Leave) or unpaid leave.
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According to the 2022 Australian Workplace Gender Equality Agency data, 62% of employers offer access to paid parental leave (either to both women and men or to women only), in addition to the government Parental Leave pay scheme (the Federal Government Scheme). Over 50% of non-public sector employers provide access to paid parental leave. Women account for 88% of all primary carer’s leave utilised and men account for 12%.
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This survey looks at parental leave arrangements in the legal profession in South Australia. Each legal organisation and practitioner is invited to complete the survey.