A parent advocacy body is calling for the federal government to reform paid parental leave and scale it up towards a full year between carers. The Parenthood chief executive Georgie Dent appeared before a parliamentary inquiry into the scheme on Monday to outline key areas of reform. They include a six-week “use it or lose…
Advocates Push for Reforms to Paid Parental Leave to Benefit Families
Advocates Call for Paid Parental Leave Expansion
The government is being urged to expand paid parental leave as a parliamentary committee prepares to examine the scheme. Advocacy group The Parenthood is calling on the government to increase the amount of paid parental leave to 52 weeks, along with allowing for universal access to early childhood education. The organisation’s executive director Georgie Dent…
Publix Grocery Chain Starts Offering Paid Parental Leave
LAKELAND, Fla.—The Publix grocery store chain will start offering paid parental leave to employees who are new parents, company officials announced Wednesday. Eligible full-time and part-time workers will be able to take off the time during the first year of the birth or adoption of a child, starting with the new year, the Florida-based company…
Big Business, Unions Call for Childcare Reform to Bring Women Back to Work
Big business and the unions are looking for Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s May 11 budget to get women back to work by revamping the childcare and paid parental leave systems. Jennifer Westacott, the chief executive of the Business Council of Australia (BCA), argues that Australia’s population is growing at its lowest rate since World War I…
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