Cruel Twist; Clayton Utz Unpaid Leave of Absence Followed by Pay Freeze

With questions still being asked about Clayton Utz’s conduct in relation to the pay freeze uncovered by the

Firm Spy, we can today report that, at least for some Clayton Utz staff, it came on the back of an unpaid  leave of absence at the behest of the firm.

We received the following tip from an anonymous source earlier today:

At Clayton Utz Sydney earlier this year there was a team in the corporate group where the partner made/arranged for her team to take unpaid leave for about a month.

The same lawyers who agreed to take leave without pay have nevertheless had their pay frozen along with all other non-partner staff. Going by the Firm Spy’s analysis of the PwC leaves of absence, this means that the affected employees will receive a significant decrease in wages.

Have you been asked to take leave without pay?

Are Clayton Utz partners being fair to lawyers who took leave without pay by freezing their wages?

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