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G+T gives staff up to 10% pay rise, expands parental leave
BigLaw firm Gilbert + Tobin has rewarded its staff with pay rises between 3 and 10 per cent and has increased its parental leave entitlements.
Jerome Doraisamy
In a meeting with all staff on Thursday, 28 October, Gilbert + Tobin managing partner Danny Gilbert announced that having undertaken a remuneration review based on its “strong revenue performance in 2021 combined with high client demand”, as well as “extraordinary efforts from staff in recent months and intense competition for talented people”, the firm would reward staff.
All other staff, including lawyers who joined the firm from July onwards, will receive a three per cent salary increase. Elsewhere, special counsel will receive a 5 per cent increase in salary.
Moreover, the firm said it would increase parental leave entitlements from 18 weeks to 26 weeks (to be completed within 24 months of a child’s arrival). That policy is effective immediately, with no distinction between primary and secondary carers.
In the all-staff Zoom call, managing partner Danny Gilbert said that the salary increases and improved leave entitlements were “the right thing to do”.
“We are keen to reward people for their efforts, and this increase is in recognition of their efforts, particularly during the COVID period,” he said.
The news follows fellow BigLaw firms King & Wood Mallesons and Ashurst introducing 26-week leave parental leave policies, regardless of gender identity, earlier this week and in July, respectively. Elsewhere, global firm DLA Piper has introduced fertility leave provisions as part of its parental leave policy, and NewLaw firm Hive Legal has introduced “Pawternity Leave” entitlements.
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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