Posts tagged "maternity leave"

Increasing the rate of paid parental leave so it is tied to prior earnings could lead to better and fairer outcomes for Australian families.

When a new mother returned from parental leave to her law firm, she received the comments from a male colleague, who also went on to call out the woman’s “character”.

The Albanese government has announced an additional six weeks will be added to Australia’s current Paid Parental Leave scheme, giving parents a total of six months of total leave payable.

A federal Treasury paper published last week said women get a “motherhood penalty” — their earnings are reduced by more than half for the first five years of being a parent.

Here are seven ways to attract talent during the transition to parenthood, and retain talent following parental leave.

It’s time we recognise the notion of women ‘doing it all on our own’ for what it is. A myth. An impossible fiction that's damaging to women’s identities and demeaning to our value.

Women approaching retirement age currently do so with around a third less superannuation savings than their male counterparts.

The federal government plans to give parents of stillborn babies access to the same unpaid parental leave entitlements as other families.

Athlete, author and motivational speaker Turia Pitt recently shared exactly how she prepared her business to run smoothly while she is on maternity leave.

Emma Bolger reflects on the six key areas that have enabled her to achieve business success in her first year as a new parent. 

FlexCareers has just raised $4.5 million as it looks to “rebalance the gender equality scale” and help corporates adopt progressive policies.

The ATO says it will be stepping up its enforcement of superannuation guarantee laws amid increasing availability of real-time data.