Recruitment firm offers $10,000 annual childcare payment to employees
Childcare costs are out of control in Australia and one firm wants to do something about it by offering a $10,000 childcare subsidiary to employees.
QLD budget: $650 energy rebates, increased funding for women founders and small business mental health
Small businesses in Queensland will face $650 energy bill rebates, thanks to a new $1.48 billion relief package at the heart of the sunshine state's 2023-2024 budget.
Budget 2022: Ten key policies in the budget for small businesses — and five things that are missing
Here are the small business measures included in Labor's 2022 federal budget, and five that are missing.
ACCC to lead year-long Albanese government inquiry into the increasing cost of childcare
Next month’s budget will include $10.8 million to fund the inquiry, with government sources emphasising the probe would be very rigorous and operators would be put on the spot to explain high fees.
Stake launches childcare reimbursements for new parents to help workers return to the office
Companies that offer parental leave packages could disadvantage themselves if they don't also provide childcare subsidies, Stake says.
Why this CEO is supporting early childhood educators and workers going on strike
Early childhood workers and educators have hard complex jobs that are incredibly important, writes Christina Hobbs, co-founder of Verve Super.
“We can’t afford to leave women’s talent on the shelf”: Jobs Summit seeks to unlock women’s workforce participation
An early theme of this week's Jobs Summit has been breaking down gender barriers and increasing the participation of women in the workforce.
Australia’s top economists on how to best fix high inflation
Australia’s top economists are divided about how to tackle ballooning inflation of 6.1% that’s forecast to climb to a three-decade high of 7.75% by the end of the year.
Australia’s paid parental leave scheme is outdated. It’s time for bold ideas
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.
Offering a BNPL option for childcare risks increasing debts for struggling parents
The arrival of buy now, pay later services to childcare centres shows just how broken the childcare system really is, writes Angela Priestley.
How do we help working mothers in lockdown?
A recent report by the Grattan Institute revealed Australian women have suffered a “triple whammy” of job insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PEXA offers parents up to $1000 a month to support childcare fees
The $1000 a month childcare payment is one of a number of policies that emerged after PEXA actively sought to ask people about the pain points they were experiencing.