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—Case study— The positive impact of parental leave
Families come in all shapes and sizes. Recognising this, we’ve made it easier for all carers to manage their family commitments while also continuing to thrive at work. In October 2021 we made changes to help new parents at Transurban. We identified that, by providing primary and secondary carers’ leave, we were unintentionally perpetuating stereotypical gender norms about who typically adopts the carer role in families. By removing this distinction, we made it easier for parents to manage and share their parenting responsibilities in ways that best suit them. This means that, up to 24 months after their child’s birth, 1 eligible parents in all our markets can access 16 weeks of paid and 36 weeks unpaid parental leave, regardless of when their partner is taking parental leave. This is in addition to any government-funded leave. During the 12 months ending March 2022, 36% more men took the opportunity to take parental leave than in the 12 months ending March 2021. Matthew Putterman, father of two and Transurban’s Manager Pricing and Data Analytics in the Greater Washington Area, took advantage of our parental leave offering. “It really was so valuable to have this time to help support your new child and your growing family. I was able to be present for so many fun milestones.” David Counsell, Head of Network Maintenance and Environment in Queensland took up parental leave to care for his daughter Chloe. “I was pretty fortunate as my parental leave coincided with my other daughter’s first term of prep and my son’s first term of kinder. So not only did I get to spend time with our youngest, I also got to drop my older children off and pick them up for these milestone school days.”
“I was pretty fortunate as my parental leave coincided with my other daughter’s first term of prep and my son’s first term of kinder. So not only did I get to spend time with our youngest, I also got to drop my older children off and pick them up for these milestone school days.”
David Counsell, Head of Network Maintenance and Environment in Queensland
1 Parental leave after adoption is also available
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