Employers DISSH’s parental leave policy recognises a truth most employers still ignore As an employment lawyer, I was genuinely caught off guard when a friend recently sent me DISSH’s Paid Parental Leave Program to review.
News & Views Parental leave support is failing women in construction. New report calls for reform The construction industry continues to face challenges in retaining women, with new research pointing to issues in parental leave support.
News & Views Many parents – mostly mothers – lose family payments from the first dollar they earn. Here’s how we could fix it Outdated family payments hurt working mums, but reform could improve fairness, support shared care, and boost workforce participation.
News & Views Spain offers 17 weeks of paid parental leave to new parents Parents in Spain are entitled to 17 weeks paid parental leave, after the government approved a new measure to help enhance gender equality.
News & Views Kate Middleton’s role in pushing for paternal leave at Deloitte UK Kate Middleton played a role in urging Deloitte UK to extend its paternal leave to up to six months, a new report revealed.
News & Views ‘Truly exhausting’: It’s time to rethink how we support mothers returning to paid work Mothers need support, affordable childcare, flexible workplaces, and equal opportunities to thrive both at home and work.
Women's Health News Ireland to be one of the first to allow women to pause maternity leave for serious illness Women in Ireland will be allowed to pause their maternity leave for treatment of serious illness once legislation is enacted.
News & Views Why are there toy babies strapped to statues of men around London? Advocates have attached toy babies wrapped in baby slings to statues of men across the UK in a hilarious yet powerful statement to improve the nation’s parental leave policy.
Health More paid maternity leave linked to lower rates of postnatal depression A new study has found that the length of paid maternity leave corresponds to the number of mothers suffering from postnatal depression.
News & Views Balancing work and family has left women feeling more stressed than five years ago: Research Working mothers and carers have never been more stressed finding a work-life balance, new research has uncovered.
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 Transparency on parental leave participation would bolster pay gap data The WGEA gender pay gap data is welcome but there are things we should be tracking other than just pay, writes Charlotte Mortlock.
