Posts tagged "paid parental leave"

Australia's current 18-week scheme has barely changed since its introduction 12 years ago, and it remains ones of the least generous across OECD countries.

The Morrison government has promised to make the paid parental leave scheme “fairer” for more Australian families by introducing more flexibility to the system and expanding the eligibility criteria. 

This week SmartCompany is speaking to key members of the SME and startup communities to find out what they want to see in next week’s budget.

Research from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency points to a great divide in who can and can’t access paid parental leave.

In the UK, travel and insurance company Saga has gone a step further, offering one week paid leave for employees on the birth of a new grandchild.

While it’s very important to talk about issues affecting women, we can’t do this in a silo. If we want to change outcomes for women, we also need to change the expectations on men.

Australian-grown tech startup 99designs has significantly expanded its parental leave policies, doing away with internal distinctions between 'primary' and 'secondary' care givers.  

KPMG's new chief executive Andrew Yates has announced the mammoth boost to the firm's parental leave policy, as well as other changes additional leave programs that go beyond parenting.

The government sends a message of presumed gender roles to thousands of Australian women every year via its paid parental scheme.

Continuing imbalance in paid parental leave is only exacerbating economic inequity between men and women, according to new research.

Aussie BNPL giant Zip Co is offering two weeks of paid leave for employees who suffer miscarriage or pregnancy loss before 20 weeks.

Furniture and homewares retailer Brosa has rolled out a new paid parental leave policy for both primary and secondary caregivers.