Parental Leave Policies

Last update: 9 May 2022

Based on anecdotal community feedback.
These policies have not been verified.

What's this about?

In a modern corporate world not (really) designed for parents, it has become more important than ever that workplaces are able to accomodate employees that have a desire to work as well as nurture kids.

Across AusCorp, not all parental leave policies are the same. Not only do some firms not have proper paid parental policies, but the range of entitlements are fairly wide. The purpose of this survey is to bring some transparency to these policies so that firms can strive towards having more accomodating and supportive policies for parents.

If your company is missing or a policy is incorrect, we would love to hear from you!
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Parental Leave Policies Breakdown

Around 3 in 10 respondents thought their company could improve their parental leave policy

Over 50% of firms had a 12 month waiting period to access parental leave, whilst ~20% did not have a waiting period at all

The most common amount of parental leave was 12 and 16 weeks. The most generous firms gave 26 weeks of paid leave.

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Firm	Industry	Paid leave?	Eligibility	Primary carer leave	Secondary carer leave	Include superannuation?	Unpaid leave	Part pay for double length?	Post-leave support	Pregnancy loss leave	Other details
A&O	Law	Yes	12 months	18 weeks	18 weeks	-	52 in accordance with NES, requests for additional 52 weeks considered.	Yes	-	Yes	Super paid in full during paid and unpaid leave, extra neonatal leave for premature/sick babies, extra paid leave for pregnancy medical appointments and fertility treatment.
Aboriginal Legal Service	Law	Yes	24 months	4 weeks as negotiated	No secondary carer paid leave	-	-	No	Would like to negotiate a new/renewed contract	No	-
Accenture	Consulting	Yes	No minimum	18 weeks	18 weeks	Yes	Unlimited	Yes	-	Yes	-
AECOM	Engineering	Yes	6 months	12 weeks	10 days, but can then become primary carer	Yes	24 months	Yes	10 paid days of keeping in touch days to get updated on work.	Yes	-
AFL	Law	Yes	6 months	24 weeks	6 weeks	Yes	28 weeks	Yes	-	Yes	-
AGL	Tech	Yes	12 months	20 weeks	14 days	Yes	2 years	Yes	-	Yes	-
AIA Australia	Insurance	Yes	12 months	13 weeks	13 weeks	Yes	104 weeks	Yes	Option to return part time. Targets pro-rata	Yes	Bonus 4 weeks pay on return
Alcoa	Other	Yes	12 months	16 weeks	2 weeks	Yes	As much as you want (at manager's discretion)	Yes	-	Yes	-
Allens	Law	Yes	No minimum	26 weeks	26 weeks. No distinction between primary and secondary carers	Yes	26 weeks with superannuation paid during this unpaid period.	Yes	Four week break from billable targets on return to work if taken 3-6 months of parental leave. Eight week break if taken 6+ months of parental leave. Does not impact eligibility for incentives.	Yes	Offers transition coaching with an external provider, including a three way session between parent, manager and coach. Can take leave at the same time as your partner.
ANZ	Finance	Yes	No minimum	12 weeks	10 days	-	52 weeks	Yes	-	Yes	Includes super, additional leave to attend pre-natal appointments
Arcadis	Engineering	Yes	No minimum	14 weeks	20 days	-	52 weeks	Yes	-	Yes	-
Arnold Bloch Leibler	Law	Yes	12 months	26 weeks	10 days	Yes	2 years	Yes	-	Not sure	ABL are about to approve a new policy which apparently includes leave for pregnancy loss (including partners of the person who suffers the loss) and IVF treatment
Arriba Group	Other	Yes	12 months	3 weeks	No secondary carer paid leave	No	N/A	No	-	No	-
Asahi Beverages	Other	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	14 days	-	40 weeks	Yes	-	Yes	-
Ashurst	Law	Yes	No minimum	26 weeks	26 weeks. No distinction between primary and secondary carers	Yes	52 weeks	Yes	A reduction in billables for at least 3 months and pro rata hours for bonus purposes to ensure you are not disadvantaged. This is totally up to you - you can choose to take it or not. Can work reduced hours.	Yes	Available for foster, adoption, surrogacy. Also have paid leave for fertility services/support for all genders. Pregnancy loss leave for mother and partners for pre 20 weeks pregnancy. After 20 weeks - the full 26 is available. Access to parental leave coaching with an external coach and access to additional support through a program called Circle In. Also, 5 days paid leave for medical appointments. 5 days paid leave for employees undertaking fertility treatments. 10 paid ‘keeping in touch’ days when you are transitioning back into work at the end of parental leave.
ASIC	Government	Yes	12 months	16 weeks	6 weeks	Yes	52 weeks	Yes	Eased back into project work, often employee led in terms of asking for more.	Yes	The new EA includes 26 weeks at full paid parental leave, in addition to more weeks for the partner. You can also reduce your hours in the 3 months prior to parental leave without it affecting your leave entitlements. Can also go part time for 2 years.
ASX Limited	Law	Yes	12 months	16 weeks	4 weeks	-	2 years	Yes	-	Yes	It's actually pretty great, they use to win awards back in the day but the secondary carers leave is now very far behind the leaders in the market
Atlassian	Tech	Yes	No minimum	26 weeks	22 weeks	Yes	12 weeks	Yes	Coaching to balance work and new kids	Yes	-
AUSIEX	Finance	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	12 weeks	-	52 weeks	No	-	Yes	-
Australia Post	Other	Yes	12 months	14 weeks	10 days	No	Additional 12 months	Yes	Workload to match hours but really depends if manager is parent themselves (therefore understands being a parent)	Yes	Public holidays count towards leave
Aware Super	Finance	Yes	No minimum	20 weeks	4 weeks and then can switch to primary carer and take 16 more weeks	-	Total paid and unpaid up to 24 months	Yes	-	Yes	Miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death (greater than 20 weeks gestation) eligible for 20 weeks paid special maternity leave immediately at the time of miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death.
Bain & Company	Consulting	Yes	No minimum	16 weeks	16 weeks	-	52 weeks	Yes	WLB is good to smooth transition back and manage personal commitments in parallel	Yes	-
Baker McKenzie	Law	Yes	Not sure	18 weeks	Not sure	Not sure	Not sure	Yes	-	No	-
BDO	Accounting	Yes	12 months	18 weeks	10 days	No	52 weeks	Yes	-	No	-
BGIS	Property	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	7 days	-	Open ended	Yes	-	No	-
BHP	Other	Yes	3 months	18 weeks	7 days	-	Total period of parental leave is 12 months - 24 months. All other leave to be used prior to unpaid leave.	Yes	Flexible work arrangements to assist employees with work arrangements and parental responsibilities - graduated return to full-time or part-time work, work from home days, and flexible work hours to accomodate work and family commitments	Yes	Policy is the same for adoptions, surrogacy and long term guardianship. Alternative duties provided (mainly for FIFO employees). All entitlements continue to be accrued (annual leave, share scheme, super and long service leave).
Bird & Bird	Law	Yes	12 months	16 weeks	2 weeks	Yes	Total period of parental leave (paid and unpaid) is 12 months	Yes	-	Yes	Clawback if you leave within 12 months.
Block (Square)	Tech	Yes	6 months	24 weeks	16 weeks	Yes	Open ended	No	-	Yes	-
Booking.com	Tech	Yes	Not sure	16 weeks	10 days	Yes	1000 hours	No	-	No	-
Bristol Myers Squibb	Other	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	10 days	-	52 weeks	No	-	No	-
Brookfield	Property	Yes	12 months	18 weeks	14 days	No	Up to 2 years including paid component	Yes	Transition back to work from leave program	Yes, case by case	-
Bupa	Insurance	Yes	6 months	12 weeks	No secondary carer paid leave	-	52 weeks	Yes	-	Yes	-
Canva	Tech	Yes	No minimum	14 weeks	14 weeks	-	52 weeks	Yes	Part time hours with full time pay for 1 month	Yes	-
CBRE	Property	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	4 weeks	Yes	52 weeks	Yes	-	5 days top-up pay	Policy is secondary leave OR primary leave (cannot do both)
CGI	Consulting	Yes	6 months	16 weeks	10 days	Not sure	Not sure	Yes	-	Yes	-
Challenger	Law	Yes	12 months	14 weeks	14 weeks	Yes	Total period of parental leave (paid and unpaid) is 24 months	Yes	-	Yes	14 weeks paid leave for still birth (loss after 20 weeks gestation)
Chamberlains Law Firm	Law	No	12 months	None	No secondary carer paid leave	No	52 weeks	No	-	No	-
Charter Keck Cramer	Property	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	10 days	Not sure	Not sure	Not sure	-	Yes	Application is very vague with no clarity and support. Almost as if it is done ad-hoc
Chevron	Energy	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	7 days	No	52 weeks	Yes	-	No	Secondary carer can’t take more than 8 weeks off concurrently
Cisco	Tech	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	4 weeks	Yes	2 years	Yes	-	Yes	-
Citi	Finance	Yes	12 months	16 weeks	7 days	No	52 weeks	No	-	Yes	-
Civica	Tech	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	5 days top-up pay	Yes	52 weeks	Not sure	-	No	-
Clayton Utz	Law	Yes	No minimum	26 weeks	26 weeks	Not sure	-	Yes	Between 2 and 6 weeks 100% relief from billable target depending on how long off. 0 relief if less than 3 months off	Yes	-
Clifford Chance	Law	Yes	No minimum	26 weeks	26 weeks	Yes	26 weeks	Yes	-	Yes	5 days paid leave per year for fertility treatment for either parent
Clyde & Co	Law	Yes	12 months	16 weeks	Unsure	-	NES Standard	Yes	-	Not sure	-
Colin Biggers & Paisley Lawyers	Law	Yes	12 months	16 weeks	3 weeks	-	52 weeks	Yes	-	Yes	-
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Finance	Yes	12 months	13 weeks	4 weeks initially plus an additional 9 weeks if secondary cater becomes primary carer within 12 months	Yes	52 weeks	Yes	Flexible return hours, $1.5k return to work bonus, on site day care where the annual ~$45k fees are salary sacrified	Yes	Fathers can take up to 3 months as well, provided the partner goes back to work within 12 months of birth. Still birth permitted same 12 weeks leave.
Corrs Chambers Westgarth	Law	Yes	No minimum if permanent staff but otherwise 12 months	26 weeks	26 weeks, no distinction between primary and secondary carers.	Yes	Total leave of 52 weeks (so 6 months unpaid). Or, if extended, no more than 24 months total.	Yes	Reduced target, flexible work arrangements, 1 month fee relief for billable budget	Yes	Can be taken in two continuous periods. Up to 30 days can be flexible (e.g. 1 day per week), after the continuous period. 5 days paid leave for fertility treatment. Can take parental leave within 24 months or child’s birth. Can take leave at the same time as your partner.
Datadog Inc	Tech	Yes	No minimum	16 weeks	12 weeks	Yes	Depends on location (Australia up to 12 months off for 8 months unpaid for women)	Yes	Lots of support offered on returning	Yes	We have an unlimited leave policy (PTO)
Deloitte	Big 4	Yes	No minimum	18 weeks	18 weeks (don't distinguish between primary or secondary carer)	Yes	52 weeks (some have said 2 years)	Yes	12 month relief from KPIs after returning.	Yes	For a period of 12 months post-parental leave, you can return to work 4 days/week and be paid for 5, or 3 days/week and paid for 4 days. Parental leave can be taken at anytime within 52 weeks of birth and can be taken on a pro rata basis. There’s also 5 days of fertility leave each year and 10 day miscarriage leave.
Dentons	Law	Yes	12 months	20 weeks	20 weeks	Yes	52 weeks	Yes	-	Yes	-
Department of Defence	Government	Yes	12 months	14 weeks	20 days	-	38 weeks	Yes	-	Yes	Full maternity/parental leave available if miscarriage is within 20 weeks of expected due date.
Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions	Government	Yes	3 months	16 weeks	3 months	Not sure	52 weeks	Yes	-	Not sure	If you pass probation, everyone qualifies for 16 weeks. No concept of the longer you work, the more leave you get.
Department of transport	Government	Yes	12 months	18 weeks	10 days	Not sure	24 months	Yes	-	Yes	-
Department of Treasury and Finance	Government	Yes	3 months	16 weeks	4 weeks if employed for 3 months at least; an additional 12 weeks (if taking over primary responsibility for the care of the child within first 78 weeks)	Not sure	36 weeks	Yes	-	Not sure	-
Dexus	Property	Yes	No minimum	16 weeks	4 weeks	Yes	Not sure	Not sure	-	Not sure	-
DLA Piper	Law	Yes	No minimum	18 weeks	10 days	Yes	18 weeks	Yes	-	No	Fertility leave policy up to 5 days per calendar year
Eclipx	Finance	Yes	No minimum	16 weeks	4 weeks	Yes	Up to 2 years including paid component	Yes	No	Yes	-
Ecolab	Accounting	Yes	Not sure	16 weeks	4 weeks	Not sure	Employer's discretion	Not sure	-	Yes	-
EQT Partners	Finance	Yes	None	26 weeks	6 weeks if your partner is at home. If your partner is working you can take 26 weeks	Yes	-	No	-	Yes	-
Estee Lauder	Retail	Yes	12 months	14 weeks	10 days	No	104 weeks	No	-	Not sure	-
Eucalyptus	Tech	Yes	12 months	20 weeks	8 weeks	Yes	Total period of parental leave (paid and unpaid) is 24 months	Yes	-	Yes	3 weeks of paid Compassionate/Bereavement leave for miscarriage within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. 20 weeks of paid leave for a pregnant employee who has a pregnancy-related illness or whose pregnancy ends after 12 weeks because of a miscarriage, termination or stillbirth.
Exxonmobil	Energy	Yes	Not sure	17 weeks	15 days	-	Unsure	Not sure	-	Not sure	-
EY	Big 4	Yes	No minimum	26 weeks	26 weeks	-	2 years	Yes	Billable targets reduced by percentage of time taken off. Parental leave can be taken half pay or part-time. I.e. as secondary parent you can take two days a week parental leave over a year and work the other three days still receiving full-time pay. Also return to work support in 5 days paid to RE engage - attend team meetings or events etc and career coaching	Yes	-
Finder	Tech	Yes	No minimum	20 weeks	20 weeks. No distinction between primary and secondary carers.	Yes	-	Yes	-	Yes	The 20 weeks can be taken flexibly, within the first 2 years of the new baby’s life. A month here and there around visiting family overseas etc is common
Flight Centre Travel Group	Tech	Yes	12 months	6 weeks at Centrelink $$ only	No secondary carer paid leave	No	52 weeks	No		Yes
Fortescue metals	Other	Yes	12 months	16 weeks	10 days	Yes	6 months	Yes		Yes	Have to be primary carer to access the 16 weeks and must be taken within first 12 months of baby being born
Gilbert + Tobin	Law	Yes	Eligible for paid leave immediately for 8 weeks paid leave. The remaining 18 weeks after passing probation (6 mths)	26 weeks	26 weeks. No distinction between primary and secondary carers.	Yes	52 weeks	Yes	Reduced billable budget	Yes	Paid leave for IVF treatments, 10 days leave for pregnancy loss before 20 weeks (you, or your partner). Loss after 20 weeks receives the parental leave benefits (26 weeks paid). 26 weeks adoption leave. Also applies to same sex couples. Both parents can be on paid leave at the same time. Super paid on both paid and unpaid leave. Can take paid leave in 2 tranches. Can perform up to 10 days of work per annum while on PL as ‘keeping in touch days’ - paid at normal rate.
Goldman Sachs	Finance	Yes	2 years	26 weeks	26 weeks	Not sure	3 years	Yes	-	No	-
Google	Tech	Yes	No minimum	24 weeks	18 weeks	-	52 weeks	Not sure	Ramp back period of 4 weeks	Yes	-
Grant Thornton	Accounting	Yes	12 months	26 weeks	2 weeks	Yes	52 weeks	Yes	Often mothers come back on a part time basis.	Yes	Miscarriage - 1 week off, still birth - 1 month off
Gresham	Finance	Yes	12 months	16 weeks	7 days	Yes	52 weeks	No	-	No	-
Hall & Wilcox	Law	Yes	No minimum	Less than 1 year of service - 18 weeks, 1-2 years service - 20 weeks, 2-3 years service - 22 weeks, 3-4 years service - 24 weeks, 4+ years service - 26 weeks	8 weeks anytime in first 3 months of birth and additional 3 months within first two years if you switch to primary caregiver	Yes	2 years	No	-	Yes	5 days per annum fertility treatment leave, 2 weeks paid leave for pregnancy loss before 20 weeks, full entitlements (as above) for loss after 20 weeks
Hamilton Locke	Law	Yes	12 months	18 weeks if been with firm for 12 months, 20 weeks if 2 years	10 days	Yes	52 weeks	Yes	Customised depending on person, role and context	Yes	Have up to 10 keeping in touch days while on leave, which allows people to attend/be paid for strategy days, team catch ups or retreats etc, while on leave, which is in addition to parental leave.
Herbert Smith Freehills	Law	Yes	6 months	26 weeks	26 weeks. No distinction between primary or secondary carers.	Yes	18 months	Yes	6 month transition period - personalized for each individual. Support in re-establishing client relationships, change in workload / working days, reduction in the expectation of chargeable hours, access to the ‘While you were away’ initiative.	Yes	Leave for fertility treatment and surrogacy.
HFW	Law	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	7 days	No	2 weeks	No	-	Not sure	-
Hicksons Lawyers	Law	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	7 days	Not sure	52 weeks	Yes	-	Not sure	-
HWL Ebsworth Lawyers	Law	Yes	6 months	26 weeks	26 weeks	Yes	52 weeks up to 24 months by negotiation	Yes	Reduced budget on return for 2 months, 1st month 50% reduction, 2nd month 25% reduction	Yes	Repayment of non AGPPLS entitlements if employee leaves during PPL or within 18 months of return (and they will enforce)
IBM	Tech	Yes	Not sure	20 weeks	3 months	No	2 years	Yes	-	Not sure	-
IFM Investors	Finance	Yes	12 months for full entitlements, less than 12 months and you get paid for 13 weeks (or half pay for 26)	18 weeks	18 weeks	Yes	Total parental leave (paid and unpaid) of 52 weeks	Yes	-	Yes	18 weeks paid leave if you have worked over 12 months with the company. If you are a new employee, only 13 weeks paid leave. All other leave balances continue to accrue whilst on paid parental leave.
Insignia (IOOF)	Finance	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	7 days	-	Discretionary	Not sure	-	Not sure	-
Ixom	Other	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	-	-	24 weeks	Yes	-	Yes	-
J&J	Other	Yes	12 months	14 weeks	10 days	Not sure	52 weeks	Yes	-	Yes	-
JLL	Property	Yes	12 months	26 weeks	12 weeks	Yes	52 weeks	Not sure	-	Yes	Our industry is male dominated, by providing more leave for men it helps reduce the ‘experience/pay gap’ and also helps build empathy amongst male leaders of the responsibilities of child care and manager employees who have children.
Judo Bank	Finance	Yes	6 months	16 weeks fully paid for first child, 18 for second and 20 for third or more (to be taken in the first year of the child being born or adopted)	8 weeks for first child, 9 for second and 10 for third (to be taken in the first year of the child being born or adopted)	No	2 years	N/A	Upon the end of the parental leave, a team member is entitled to return to their pre-parental leave position. If for a reason this position no longer exists, the team member will be given a position near in status and pay to the pre-parental leave position.	discretionary additional sick leave up to 8 weeks (provided as a combination of paid and unpaid leave depending on circumstances)	-
K&L Gates	Law	Yes	No minimum	26 weeks	6 weeks	Yes	26 weeks	Yes	Targets are reduced before leave and on return to work	Yes	Super paid for up to 12 months of leave (even after paid entitlements end)
Kearney	Consulting	Yes	No minimum	18 weeks	10 days	Yes	52 weeks	Yes	Consultants returning to work after primary carer parental leave have the option of returning to work in a family-friendly role (e.g. meaningful role with little or no travel) for up to six months, with potential extension for six months (if market situation allows). Consultants also have the option to start working part-time and gradually ramp up to a regular working schedule during the first six months after their return.	Yes	Super contributions and bonus eligibility/performance are not affected by taking the leave.
King & Wood Mallesons	Law	Yes	No minimum	26 weeks	Can take 6 months of parental leave for either parent within first 24 months of child being born	Yes	Up to 2 years including paid component	Yes	Working parents program, emergency childcare, flexible work arrangements, and people can take 26 weeks of paid parental leave again immediately (no qualification period and no requirement to repay).	Yes	The full 26 weeks paid leave is available for pregnancy loss post 20 weeks gestation. 2 weeks of paid leave plus an extra 5 days to attend medical appointments for loss before 20 weeks gestation. There is also paid fertility leave and super paid for up to 12 months of absence. If both parents work at KWM, both get the full benefit. The firm will continue to pay super contributions and you continue to accrue annual and sick leave during any paid leave. You also continue to get pay rises during any paid leave period (i.e., if you take leave over EOFY).
KKI Lawyers	Law	No	Not applicable	-	No secondary carer paid leave	No	52 weeks	No	-	Not sure	-
KordaMentha	Accounting	Yes	Not sure	16 weeks	10 days	Not sure	Unsure	Yes	-	Yes	-
KPMG	Big 4	Yes	No minimum	26 weeks	26 weeks. No distinction between primary and secondary carers	Yes	Up to 2 years from birth of child	No	Full flexibility to work part-time, wfh, spread hours over more days	Yes	Must prove you are primary carer if you take primary carer leave.
Lander & Rogers	Law	Yes	No minimum / 1 year	20 weeks for <1 year, 26 weeks for 1+ year	Not sure	Yes	Not sure	Yes	Budget relief for 3 months on return but subject to discussion	No	-
Legal Aid	Law	Yes	12 months	14 weeks	10 days	Yes	52 weeks	Yes	No billables at legal aid but plenty of support, flexibility and understanding is offered. Not sure if this is everywhere or just my manager. She is amazing.	Yes	Adoption leave is included
Leidos	Tech	Yes	6 months	12 weeks	10 days	Yes	Manager discretion	Yes	Transition program including mentoring	Yes	-
Lendlease	Property	Yes	No minimum	16 weeks	20 days	Yes	4 weeks	Yes	-	No	-
LHD Lawyers	Law	Yes	12 months	8 weeks	10 days	-	52 weeks	Yes	Varies dependent on role	Yes	-
Lion	Retail	Yes	No minimum	13 weeks	13 weeks. No distinction between primary and secondary	-	Managers discretion	Yes	-	Yes	-
MA Financial Group (Moelis)	Finance	Yes	12 months	16 weeks	10 days	-	-	Not sure	-	No	-
Macpherson Kelley	Law	Yes	12 months	8 weeks after 2 years employment. 10 weeks after 3 years. 12 weeks after 5 years continuous employment.	2 weeks after 2 years employment	-	Negotiate with manager	No	-	No	-
Macquarie	Finance	Yes	No minimum	20 weeks	6 weeks	Yes	52 weeks	Yes	12 transition days upon return	Yes	-
Maddocks	Law	Yes	No minimum	20 weeks	20 weeks. No distinction between primary and secondary carers.	Yes	Up to 2 years	Yes	Yes, either a 3 month or 6 month reduction in billable targets - length of time depends on length of time on parental leave.	Yes	From 1 July 2022 superannuation will be paid on the unpaid component of parental leave up to 12 months.
Makinson d'Apice Lawyers	Law	Yes	24 months	14 weeks	14 days	Not sure	52 weeks	Not sure	Flexible work options subject to operational requirements	No	Paid leave entitlement is indexed to years of service with the firm, starting with 8 weeks for 2 years' service up to a maximum of 14 weeks for 5+ years' service. Paid leave entitlements are paid in 2 lump sum instalments: 50% up front and 50% 3 months after returning to work. Employee must pay back leave entitlements if they leave the firm within 12 months of completing their leave
Marsh	Insurance	Yes	3 months	12 weeks	12 weeks	-	52 weeks	Yes	-	Not sure	-
Marsh McLennan	Insurance	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	12 weeks	Yes	52 weeks	Yes	-	Yes	12 months leave for stillbirth (which is included in the NES anyway)
Mazars	Accounting	Yes	12 months	8 weeks	10 days	No	52 weeks	Not sure	-	Yes	-
McCabes	Law	Yes	12 months	12 weeks for 1-2 years of service, 14 weeks for 2-5 years, 16 weeks for 5 years+ - 80% of your salary paid during leave period, 20% on first pay run after returning from leave	2 weeks	No	12 months	Yes	-	No	-
McCullough Robertson	Law	Yes	24 months which can be served before or after the leave	18 weeks	10 days	-	Theoretically unlimited - it’s by negotiation with your supervisor	Yes	Unsure of the specific budget relief	Not sure	-
McGrathNicol	Accounting	Yes	12 months	18 weeks	10 days	-	34 weeks (primary) and 6 weeks (secondary carer)	Yes	-	No	-
Mercer	Finance	Yes	No minimum	12 weeks	12 weeks. No distinction between primary and secondary carers.	Yes	52 weeks	Not sure	-	Yes	Taken in two segments of any amount, but two segments max only
Metro South Health (Queensland Health)	Law	Yes	12 months	14 weeks	10 days	-	Up to 2 years	Yes	Queensland Health legal does not have billables (yay in house!) and the return to work is amazing - you say when you want to come back, how many days you want to come back, can have genuine part time arrangements until your youngest kid is school aged.	Yes	No clawback period! And if you get pregnant while on maternity leave (and I know people who have done this) you can go into a second paid parental leave without returning to work.
Mills Oakley	Law	Yes	12 months	Depends on year of service. If 1-3 years, then it's 10 weeks. Otherwise, 12 weeks	10 days	-	52 weeks	Yes	0% budget in the first month, and I think 50% in second month and 100% budget in the third month. But depending on your team, your workload is at a full time employee's even if you work part time	No	They will recover 1/3 of the parental leave payment (pre tax amount) if you don't return to the firm or return and leave within 6 months of returning. There is no flexibility in the policy. The longer you are there the more leave you get. And you must work for 12 months before you can use it again.
Minter Ellison	Law	Yes	No minimum	20 weeks	4 weeks	Yes	52 weeks	Yes	Reduced based on FTE, 4 weeks grace period	Yes	There is 2 days of pre-adoption leave, paid parental leave must be taken within 24 months of the birth or placement of your child;
MIPS	Insurance	No	12 months	No paid leave	No secondary carer paid leave	No	52 weeks	No	-	Yes	-
MK Law	Law	Yes	24 months	8 weeks	7 days	Yes	Unlimited	Not sure	-	No	-
Morgan Stanley	Finance	Yes	6 months	26 weeks	16 weeks	-	26 weeks	No	-	Yes	-
MUFG	Finance	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	14 days	No	52 weeks	Not sure	-	Yes	Males cannot be considered Primary Carers under policy
MYOB	Tech	Yes	6 months	14 weeks	10 days	-	52 weeks	No	-	Not sure	-
NAB	Finance	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	10 days	-	78 weeks. Super paid up until 40 unpaid weeks, after that its just up to you and your boss.	Yes	-	Yes	Secondary carers are allowed to take 10 weeks paid parental leave, but only after the primary carer has returned to work.
nbn	Government	Yes	12 months	18 weeks	10 days	Yes	52 weeks, with option to extend to 104 weeks	Yes	Entitled to return to work 4 days/week on return to work, without loss of full time pay. Targets adjusted to account for this.	Yes	For 6 months upon returning, primary carer can return 4 days per week but be paid for 5. Available to whoever is the primary carer - but you can elect to be the primary carer at any time in the first 12 months after birth. As a dad, your partner can take her entitlement and then when she returns to work, you can take it.
Newcrest	Other	Yes	12 months	18 weeks	10 days	Yes	52 weeks	Yes	-	No	For 6 months after returning, we're paid an additional week per month (I.e., paid for 5 weeks a month for 6 months), plus a $1500 services allowance for things like career coaching, massages, food delivery, cleaning etc.
Nielsen	Other	Yes	12 months	16 weeks	10 days	Yes	Negotiable	Yes	Negotiable with HR and Manager	Yes	-
Norton Rose Fulbright	Law	Yes	12 months	18 weeks	4 weeks	Yes	12 weeks - 24 weeks (discretionary)	Yes	-	Yes	Leave for miscarriage is discretionary but you get 8 weeks of special leave
Optus	Other	Yes	12 months	14 weeks	4 weeks	Yes	The remainder of 12 months after using paid leave. can take an additional 12 months after the first 12 however this is a different type of leave and not automatically approved.	Yes	-	Yes	Super is paid on unpaid leave in the first 12 months in addition to super being paid on the paid leave. it's therefore financial beneficial to take leave at full pay rather than half pay to maximise the super paid out during unpaid leave.
Payapps	Tech	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	15 weeks	Yes	52 weeks (can apply to extend further 52 weeks)	Not sure	-	Yes	10 weeks are paid while on leave, remaining two are paid upon return to work
PayPal Australia	Tech	Yes	12 months	24 weeks	2 weeks	-	52 weeks	Not sure	Being on top of things and making sure others know what needs covering before going on leave. Get back on top of things quickly	Not sure	-
Perpetual	Finance	Yes	6 months	12 weeks	4 weeks	-	52 weeks	Yes		Yes	-
PEXA	Tech	Yes	Eligible for leave upon passing probation however is prorated prior to 12 months service	26 weeks	18 weeks	Yes	Another 26 weeks. Super is paid on unpaid leave	Yes	Flexible working is the norm	Yes	Childcare rebate of $1,000 per child per month
Piper Alderman	Law	Yes	12 months	26 weeks	6 weeks	-	52 weeks (option for further 12 months)	Yes	100% budget relief for first 3 months of return, 25% budget relief for following 3 months	Yes	Leave is tiered, 1-2 years get 8 weeks, 2-3 years get 16 weeks, 3+ years get full 26 weeks. If less than 2 years of service, have to repay 4 weeks of leave if employee leaves within 12 months. Subsequent paid parental leave available after minimum 12 months of return to work. Superannuation paid on all paid and unpaid leave.
Pitcher Partners	Finance	Yes	6 months	14 weeks	4 weeks	Not sure	38 weeks	Yes	-	Yes	-
PwC	Big 4	Yes	No minimum	26 weeks	26 weeks	Yes	24 months	Yes	Depends on your boss	Yes	Parental leave can be take up until child is 2 years
Qantas	Other	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	7 days	-	52 weeks	Yes	-	No	-
QBE	Insurance	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	12 weeks	Yes	52 weeks	Yes	-	Yes	-
QIC	Insurance	Yes	No minimum	26 weeks	-	Yes	Up to 2 years in total (including paid leave)	Yes	-	-	If you have received QIC parental leave pay as a non-primary carer, you are eligible to receive further QIC parental leave pay as the primary carer, should you assume primary carer responsibilities. 10 days of keeping in touch with team are paid.
Qualitas	Property	Yes	No minimum	14 weeks	10 days	Yes	52 weeks	Not sure	-	No	3 months paid leave if you’ve been employed for less than 1 year. Goes up to 3.5 months after you have been employed for over a year.
Rabobank	Finance	Yes	12 months	14 weeks	No secondary carer paid leave	Yes	Up to two years	No	-	Yes	-
RACQ	Finance	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	10 days	Yes	Not sure	Not sure	-	Not sure	-
Ramsden Lawyers	Law	No	6 months	None	No secondary carer paid leave	No	6 months	No	-	No	-
Redbubble	Tech	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	20 weeks	-	52 weeks	Yes	-	Not sure	If the primary carer returns to work >= 3 days/week before Bub is 12 months old, then the secondary carer can convert to primary carer and access the primary carer allowance (less any secondary carer leave used). I did this for both my kids which was really nice. I'd used the 4 weeks secondary carers leave when they were born. Then 6 months later, my partner returned to work and so I took the 8 remaining weeks as 16 weeks at half pay.
Rio Tinto	Other	Yes	6 months	18 weeks	18 weeks. No distinction between primary and secondary carers.	Yes	Up to 2 years in total (including paid leave)	Yes	-	Not sure	You super is paid for a year while on parental leave (ie during your 18 weeks paid leave plus 34 weeks unpaid).
RPS Group	Consulting	Yes	12 months	14 weeks	10 days	Yes	14 weeks	Yes	Return to work on reduced hours	Yes	-
Serco	Other	No	Not sure	None	No secondary carer paid leave	Not sure	No idea	Not sure	-	No	-
Shaw and Partners Corp Finance	Finance	No	12 months	18 weeks	No secondary carer paid leave	No	2 weeks	Not sure	-	No	-
Simon-Kutcher & Partners	Consulting	Yes	Not sure	16 weeks	2 weeks	Yes	As much as you want	Yes	-	Yes	-
Sky Discovery	Consulting	No	12 months	None	None	No	52, with option to extend to a further 52. Limitations on partner leave permitted if both of them work for the company.	No	While there is nothing stated, I know the firm will be flexible around it	Yes	-
Source Legal	Law	No	No paid leave	None	No secondary carer paid leave	No	The statutory minimum	No	-	No	-
South32	Other	Yes	Not sure	26 weeks	4 weeks	Yes	Anecdotally, someone chose to return at 80% capacity for 100% pay for four weeks.	Yes	-	Yes	https://www.south32.net/our-news/market-leading-parental-leave-benefits
Stockland	Property	Yes	No minimum	20 weeks	20 weeks. No distinction between primary and secondary carers.	Yes	24 months minus the 20 paid weeks	Yes	-	No	-
Suncorp Group	Other	Yes	Past probation (3 or 6 months depending on role)	20 weeks	4 weeks	Yes	52 weeks	Not sure	-	Yes	-
Telstra	Other	Yes	12 months	16 weeks	16 weeks	Yes	52 weeks	Yes	Flexible working conditions	Yes	Can be taken flexibly i.e. if you are secondary carer you can take 16 weeks in any way: in blocks, in 1 go, or 1 day a week for a year, etc.
TGI	Other	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	10 days	No	52 weeks	Yes	-	No	No separate policy for miscarriage.
Thales	Engineering	Yes	12 months	14 weeks	5 weeks	-	52 weeks	Yes	-	Not sure	Not allowed to take primary carers leave until other partner has returned to work (but she just had to return 2 days per week). All paid leave must be taken in the 1st year of the child’s life. So basically if the mother doesn’t return to work in the 1st year/doesn’t work you can’t take it.
The Smith Family	Other	Yes	12 months	8 weeks	-	No	104 weeks	Yes	Option to apply for part time	-	-
Thomson Geer	Law	Yes	24 months	26 weeks	10 days	Not sure	12 months (but can request additional 12 months)	Not sure	-	Not sure	The pay for the last 6 weeks of the 26 weeks is paid as a 'return to work payment' and is only paid if the employee returns to work within 12 months of leave commencing. Also, if the employee leaves the firm before completing 12 months of service they have to repay 100% of the payments.
Toll Group	Other	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	2 weeks	Yes	Fair work minimums	Not sure	-	Not sure	-
Transport for NSW	Government	Yes	3 months	14 weeks	10 days	Yes	52 weeks	Yes	-	Yes	-
TSA	Property	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	10 days	Yes	52 weeks primary carers, 8 weeks for secondary	No	Most people come back part time to ease their way back into full time work	Yes	-
Turner Freeman	Law	Yes	3 years	1 week for every year of employ up to 9 weeks	No secondary carer paid leave	-	52 weeks	Yes	-	Yes	Pregnancy loss only applies if SA or higher
Tyro	Finance	Yes	9 months	14 weeks	14 weeks	Not sure	2 years	Yes	-	Yes	Secondary parental leave is amazing
Uber	Tech	Yes	No minimum	18 weeks	18 weeks	-	2 years	Yes	-	Yes	-
Unilever	Other	Yes	If within 6 months (probation) only eligible for 8 weeks paid leave.	16 weeks	16 weeks. No distinction between primary and secondary carers.	-	2 years	Yes	Flexible hours/days, job shares, hybrid work all available	Yes	Superannuation paid in full for up to 12 months parental leave
University of Sydney	Government	Yes	12 months	48 weeks	6 weeks	Yes	4 years	Yes	On request	Yes	-
Visy	Engineering	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	No secondary carer paid leave	-	52 weeks and can extend to 2 years	Yes	-	No	-
Vocus	Tech	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	10 days	-	52 weeks	Not sure	-	Not sure	-
Westpac	Finance	Yes	No minimum	16 weeks	4 weeks	Yes	24 months (primary) 8 weeks (secondary)	Yes	-	Yes	Super continues to be paid whilst on unpaid parental leave. Leave is available from pregnancy loss from 24 weeks gestation
WiseTech	Tech	Yes	12 months	16 weeks	2 days	Yes	52 weeks	Not sure	-	Not sure	-
Woolworths Group	Other	Yes	6 months	12 weeks	10 days	Yes	24 months	Yes	Open to working flexibly and change in work hours	Yes	Super is still paid during the unpaid parental leave period. Also $100 Giftcard as a gift from Woolies.
Wotton + Kearney	Law	Yes	12 months	10 weeks for 1 year of service, 12 weeks for 2 years of service, 14 weeks for 3 years or more of service	2 weeks	No	52 weeks total parental leave	Yes	-	Yes	The additional eligibility condition applied at WK of 12 months of service before the due date of the child is unusual and exclusionary. Additionally, employees must serve 12 months between each instance of parental leave (so no getting pregnant while on mat leave and coming back to work for a cheeky 6 month stint). Finally, there's a clawback on paid parental leave entitlements. If an employee leaves within 12 months of returning to work after accessing parental leave they have to pay back all leave paid.
WSP Australia	Engineering	Yes	6 months	12 weeks	15 days	Yes	2 years	Yes	-	Yes	Two days extra leave for pregnancy loss
Youi Pty Ltd	Insurance	Yes	12 months	12 weeks	10 days	-	52 weeks	Yes	-	Yes	-
Zip	Finance	Yes	No minimum	16 weeks	4 weeks	No	-	No	-	Yes	-
Aurecon	Engineering	Yes	Not sure	22 weeks	22 weeks	Yes	Not sure	Not sure	Not sure	Not sure	-
Ultimate Kronos Group	Tech	Yes	6 months	18 weeks	Not sure	Yes	-	-	-	-	Company also offers additional benefits for surrogacy and adoption costs.
Tyro	Tech	Yes	9 months	16 weeks	12 weeks	Not sure	-	-	-	-	-
Diageo	Retail	Yes	Not sure	6 months	6 months	Yes	-	Yes	-	-	-

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