Ed's Blog Poland is abolishing income tax for families raising two or more kids. Will it help? Poland’s new zero-income tax approach hopes to encourage more people to have children. Not everyone’s convinced it will work.
Employers If ‘Made in Australia’ is the future of work we must confront inflexible work practices The Treasurer outlined a bold ambition for “Made in Australia” including engaging more women in to fast growing sectors. This work must be family friendly.
Women's Health News The company giving all employees the day off on International Women’s Day All 9,500 are encouraged to take Tuesday the 8th March as paid leave, in a bit to acknowledge inequities in women’s health.
Partner Content What if workplaces were truly family friendly? This initiative is making it happen A new Family Friendly Workplaces initiative created by Parents At Work in partnership with UNICEF Australia, is supporting workplaces to recognise the caring responsibilities of staff.
News & Views Truly family-friendly workplaces are key to economic recovery Our workplaces need to be more family friendly – and employers and the government must be prepared to lead the change head on.
News & Views This company is giving new parents $1000 a month to support childcare costs PEXA has launched policies to support families, including six-months paid parental leave & up to $1000 in childcare assistance per month.
News & Views Election 2019: It’s Game On for the Women’s Vote At this year’s Federal election, the women’s vote will prove decisive as never before. We’ll be keeping a firm on how parties respond.
News & Views How Medibank upped the game on paid parental leave Medibank introduced a policy this year offering all eligible parents 14 weeks paid parental leave and ditched the ‘primary’ & ‘secondary’ carer labels.
Ed's Blog The photos that capture the magic of Sweden’s family friendly policies Swedish Dads Johan Bavman has photographed 25 dads in Sweden who took more than 6 months leave with their babies and it captures the magic.