From the big four consultants to top legal firms, workplaces across the country are increasingly letting staff switch the Australia Day public holiday for alternative days off.
and enabled learning that was “essential to creating the inclusive culture we aspire to at our firm”, she said.Gilbert + Tobin introduced a formal policy allowing staff to swap three public holidays for alternative days off about a year ago, firming up an informal arrangement it had offered for a few years.
Herbert Smith Freehills has had a public holiday swap policy in place since October 2021, allowing staff to exchange most public holidays with a different day off.When the policy was relatively new last Australia Day, 67 of its 1200-odd people took the swap. The firm is still processing requests for this year.Wood Mallesons have similar policies, as do big four accountants Deloitte, EY and KPMG.
Canva introduced a policy this year that allows staff to observe January 27 as an alternative option if they “do not feel January 26 is a day they would like to take off”.
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