Election 2020 - Party Policies - Families/Labour and Employment - Parental Leave
25th Jul 20, 5:56am
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Parental Leave
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- Increase paid parental leave to a total of 15 months, and allowing leave to be used concurrently by both parents in the first three months after a child is born.
- Introduce a Carer’s Leave for those caring for dependent, immediate family members.
- Progressively increase paid annual leave to 5 weeks.
- Progressively increase paid sick leave to 10 days.
- Ensure leave is available for victims of domestic violence to leave an abusive relationship.
- Read more here and here.
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- An entitlement worth up to $3000 for all expecting mothers that can be used to commission services to support their child’s first 1,000 days of development. Mothers and babies who have higher needs will be entitled to up to $3,000 additional funding ($6,000 in total), along with the support to help them choose the services they need.
- All new mothers will be entitled to a three day stay in their postnatal facility.
- Parents will be given a choice about when they take their leave – either one parent at a time, as they now can, or both parents at the same time if that’s what they prefer.
- Read more here.
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