Australia’s largest childcare provider faces activist pressure to give staff paid parental leave

Shareholder activists hope to force a vote on paid parental leave at G8’s AGM. Photograph: Daria Nipot/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Australian employers commonly offer paid parental leave – in addition to the government scheme – to attract and retain workers in a competitive jobs market.

But the largest listed childcare provider in Australia, G8 Education, has no such policy, drawing the attention of activist shareholders who want to pressure it to change.