To: Pejman Okhovat
Demand paid parental leave at G8 Education
Demand employer-funded paid parental leave for 10,000 early childhood teachers and educators at G8 Education.
As one of Australia’s largest providers of early childhood education and care, it's time for G8 to value its early childhood teachers and educators.
With more than 400 centres Australia-wide, G8 made a net profit of $56.1 million in 2023 (see annual report).
With more than 400 centres Australia-wide, G8 made a net profit of $56.1 million in 2023 (see annual report).
G8 lags behind other providers in the sector: Goodstart, KU, SDN Children's Services, Uniting, council centres, schools and hospital centres all provide employer-funded paid parental leave.
Why should G8 teachers and educators miss out?
Demand G8 CEO Pejman Okhovat adopt employer-funded paid parental leave now!
Why should G8 teachers and educators miss out?
Demand G8 CEO Pejman Okhovat adopt employer-funded paid parental leave now!
Why is this important?
Here are the facts:
- 91% of the early childhood workforce is female.
- G8 Education is one of the largest ASX-listed companies that doesn't offer employer-funded paid parental leave for their employees.
- In the 2024 Global Gender Gap Report, Australian women are ranked 42nd in the world for economic participation and opportunity (down from 38 in 2023).
- In Australia, a third of the gender pay gap is due to the time women spend in unpaid care work.
- G8's current gender pay gap is 20.1% (of the average total remuneration according to WGEA's latest data)
- By not offering employer-funded paid parental leave, G8 Education is helping to grow the gender pay gap. It is perpetuating the 'motherhood penalty' which sees the average 25-year-old woman make $2 million less in lifetime earnings than the average 25-year-old man who also becomes a parent.
- Degree-qualified early childhood teachers are leaving the sector to work in schools with better pay and conditions, including employer-funded paid parental leave. If this continues, the quality of early learning in Australia will suffer as we lose dedicated and highly skilled teachers.
Teachers, educators and young children deserve better.
It’s time for G8 Education to step up and show they value the essential work that their teachers and educators perform. Please sign and share this petition today.
* This petition supports Sustainable Investment Exchange’s campaign to pressure G8 to fund paid parental leave for staff. Learn more about the activist shareholder’s campaign here.
* This petition supports Sustainable Investment Exchange’s campaign to pressure G8 to fund paid parental leave for staff. Learn more about the activist shareholder’s campaign here.
How it will be delivered
This petition will be handed to G8 at the AGM on 29 April 2025.