New Details Emerge about Clayton Utz Involuntary Leave of Absence

We revealed in May rumours that Clayton Utz had asked some of its employees to take an involuntary leave of absence, only to subsequently slap a firm-wide pay freeze on them.

Yesterday an anonymous commented added some credence to the rumour:

It’s not a rumour – it’s true -the [Clayton Utz] staff asked to take involuntary leave of absence were in Susan O’Rourke’s team in Energy & Resources.

We don’t have any other details, but if anyone can confirm (or deny) this report, we’re sure a lot of Clayton Utz staffers will be keen to know.

Please also add your comments as to whether you believe an involuntary leave of absense, followed by a pay freeze (if thats what happened), is appropriate form for a top-tier law firm.

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