Modern Families
One Dads 14 Week Paid Parental Leave Experience
How do other families do it? Parental leave that is. One may assume there’s only one way to do it and that is to just take what you can get – be that from the Government or an employer. But in fact there are so many ways you can take parental leave these days. So,…
Read MoreThe (Actual) Joy of Working from Home with Kids – Celebrating Father’s Day with Rob Sturrock
When I was a teenager, I had various aspirations for my future career. International diplomat, author, academic and politician featured heavily in my daydreams. Being a father was not only a non-starter, but taking care of children or handling a baby was something that actively terrified me. It was unfathomable to my younger self that…
Read MoreWarm Welcome to Optus as our Latest Family-Friendly Employer
Parents At Work are thrilled to welcome our newest Employer Member Optus to our growing number of family-friendly organisations. Optus are committed to providing a family-friendly workplace environment for all of their employees, and Parents At Work are excited to support them in this journey. “Optus knows that every family is different and can be…
Read MoreGREAT WATCH: The Future of Workplace Flexibility (for Organisations and Managers)
How will work-life be re-imagined post COVID-19? Remote work is radically reshaping how we work and live. As organisations busily plan to welcome employees back to the office post COVID-19, they are fast re-imaging how and what ‘working from the office’ will actually mean in reality. Workplaces acknowledge we’re still months away from having everyone…
Read MoreLaunching a New Financial Guide for Single Parent Families
Parents At Work have partnered with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to produce this comprehensive guide about the financial wellbeing of single parents. The guide contains a number of resources and know how on where to go for expert help when it comes to financial support as well as a general wellbeing needs section…
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 MoreSaving Childcare: Employers Must Be Part of the Solution
“As a nation we must do everything to avert a disastrous child care industry collapse. That can’t happen unless we radically rethink some of the highly complex structures of child care subsidies and legislation at a state and federal level” Emma Walsh, CEO Parents At Work. Impending disaster facing child care industry Imagine having access…
Read MoreWorking during self-isolation: How to support yourself and the kids
As schools close or prepare to close around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic and people start working from home in droves, working parents are in unchartered territory, without certainty about how they’ll effectively manage work and educate their children. Many parents are worried, anxious and fearful – about their families’ health and about…
Read MoreEmployer Roundtable Webinar Event – An Invitation
The future of work and family – creating family friendly workplaces On behalf of APLEN (Advancing Parental Leave Equality Network), Parents At Work and KPMG, we invite you to join us for this webinar as we share highlights of the National Working Families Report and discuss implications for the future of work and family, especially…
Read MoreThe Pros and Cons of Working From Home
ABC Radio Interview – Richard Glover and Emma Walsh In this new and changing situation we find ourselves in amidst the recent outbreak of COVID-19, businesses are changing the ways they do things, adapting to the unusual circumstances, and putting plans in place for the coming months that will enable employees to remain productive and…
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