Posts tagged "domestic violence leave"

The sheer volume of legal and practical amendments facing Australia's business community suggests 2023 could be transformative.

Australian small businesses will be given six months to adjust to a new federal government plan that will see 11 million workers gain access to paid domestic violence leave.

Millions of Australian may soon have access to 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave a year, after the Fair Work Commission gave provisional backing to the new entitlement.

Women remain undervalued and underrepresented in the Australian workforce, according to Mary Wooldridge, director of Australia’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services Linda Burney has introduced a private members’ bill to parliament, calling for ten days paid domestic and family violence leave.

Family and domestic violence leave entitlements were introduced into modern awards and the Fair Work Act last year. Here's how to manage these changes.

A crackdown on superannuation and changes to the Fair Work Act have been passed in the final sitting week for the year in Canberra.

The provision of paid domestic violence leave will make it easier for women to escape abusive situations, writes Anthony Albanese.

Aldi's decision to improve its domestic violence leave policy is part of a broader trend among employers looking to move the needle on an important issue.

Adore Beauty founder Kate Morris has encouraged employers to do more where they can to support victims of domestic violence.

In March 2018, the Fair Work Commission determined to introduce an entitlement to five days of unpaid family and domestic violence leave.

The Fair Work Commission has ruled that employees covered by modern awards will be entitled to five days of unpaid domestic violence leave.