Leadership How to approach taking parental leave ‘on your own terms’ It’s this idea of taking parental leave ‘on your own terms’ that Katie Rigg Smith continues to advocate for women in the workplace to do.
News & Views Six months of paid parental leave approved by Senate The government’s expansion of paid parental leave to 26 weeks has passed the Senate today and will become law.
Business Government to cut paid parental leave red tape with $10 million in SME support The government has agreed to funnel $10 million towards small businesses, to alleviate the administrative burden of processing paid parental leave.
News & Views ‘Historic reform’: Government to pay super to parents on paid parental leave The government has announced it will pay superannuation to parents receiving payments on the government-funded paid parental leave scheme.
Ed's Blog Working parents reported competing pressures in 2019. So how do they fare in 2024? Working parents were struggling with the juggle back in 2019. Have things improved in the past five years for those balancing work and care?
Local ‘Historic milestone’: New Bill expanding Paid Parental Leave passes House of Representatives An historic expansion of Paid Parental Leave to 26-weeks has passed the House of Representatives, with the Bill now set to go to the Senate.
Soapbox Men are increasingly offered paid parental leave so why are they not taking it? The latest data on men taking paid parental leave shows just how significant the issue is.
Ed's Blog Worried about Australia’s birthrate? Address the cost for women “We need babies more than we need migrants,” declared columnist Greg Sheridan in The Australian today. But what about the cost for women?
News & Views A new petition calls for more parental leave for parents of premature babies A petition is calling on the federal government to introduce more paid parental leave entitlements for parents of premature babies.
Business With uncertain economic conditions on the horizon, these are 5 non-negotiable DEI policies for businesses These are the five non-negotiable DEI policies for employers that will help their business flourish in a slowing economy.
Employers Can Australia accelerate the take up of men sharing parental leave? To achieve paid-parental leave equality and see the benefits of parents better sharing care loads, it will take both the government, and employers, to seriously invest in funding, advocacy and education to shift the current status-quo.
Soapbox ‘It’s no easy feat’: Caregiving significantly impacts workplace inequality and career advancement for women A new report shows caregiving has a significant impact on workplace inequality and hurts career advancement for many women.