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GLOBAL WORKPLACE EQUALITY LEADER URGES CHANGES TO PARENTAL LEAVE AMENDMENT BILL
Enhanced paid parental leave and gender-neutral policies are key if Australian employers are to meet gender and wage gap targets says Parents At Work CEO Key Points Parents At Work CEO Emma Walsh will today appear before a Senate Committee Inquiry to push for world-leading parental leave policies for Australia’s 7.3 million working families.…
Read MoreLessons from Australia: how family-friendly policies support gender equality
Published this week in a special edition Essays on Equality: The politics of childcare, from the Global Institute of Women’s Leadership, is Lessons from Australia: how family-friendly policies support gender equality from founder and CEO of Family Friendly Workplaces and Parents At Work Emma Walsh. Chaired by Hon Julia Gillard AC, the publication features a collection of essays…
Read MoreTime for employers to do a “health check” on paid parental leave
The Albanese Government has made it clear in revamping the Commonwealth paid parental leave scheme that employers also have a role to play. On announcing his push for the current scheme to be incrementally extended to 26 weeks by the year 2026, with tweaks to further promote shared care and encourage more dads to take…
Read MoreGovernment Announces New Shared Parental Leave Scheme almost 12 Years after PPL was first introduced
Mums and dads can now access up to 20 weeks to share the care Since the introduction of PPL in 2010, there’s been relatively no movement to the scheme’s cornerstone design (18 weeks for primary carers (women) and later, 2 weeks for secondary carers (dads) whilst internationally PPL standards across other OECD nations have continued…
Read MoreShare your COVID-19 Experience: National survey to capture Australia’s home truths and shape policy
CALLING ALL AUSTRALIANS: SHARE YOUR COVID-19 EXPERIENCE National survey to capture Australia’s home truths and shape policy A new survey from the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) is calling on every Australian to share the experience of COVID-19 for them and their family as we look forward towards recovery. The Families in Australia: Life…
Read MoreNEWS TODAY: What’s the link between ‘shared parental leave’ and ‘gender equality’? The UK Government thinks it’s big and today our Government announced a step in the right direction for Australian families
This month, Elysia McCaffrey, the Deputy Head of the UK Government Equalities Office is in Australia touring with Libby Lyon’s Director of Australia’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency. Together they are reflecting on the progress made in Australia over the past five years when it comes to the gender pay gap, and how this compares to what…
Read MoreSupporting Working Parents – it’s time to act. Australia Human Rights Commission website to help employers and parents
Spurred by shocking statistics last year that exposed 1 in 2 women and 1 in 4 men experience discrimination during pregnancy, parental leave and the return to work period [1] the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has responded by launching a website for employers and employees to understand their legal obligations and entitlements better. The new Government…
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