The article discusses the taxpayer-financed parental leave program that was introduced by the Australian government on January 1, 2011. It reports that under the scheme, qualified employees can be given as much as 18 weeks of parental leave pay at the national minimum wage. Based on the survey...
What about transferring your Flexible Paid Parental Leave days? The Government's PPL scheme already allows a birth mother or adoptive parent to transfer some or all of their leave to a second carer of the child. This often happens if, for example, the birth mother returns to work...
The article discusses the taxpayer-financed parental leave program that was introduced by the Australian government on January 1, 2011. It reports that under the scheme, qualified employees can be given as much as 18 weeks of parental leave pay at the national minimum wage. Based on the survey...
4.2.6. Parental income We synthesised Payment Summary and Personal Income Tax for the financial year 2016/17, along with Social Security and Related Information data on government payments, to estimate caregiver's disposable income in 2017. The formulae used to calculate disposable income are presen...
The government's political opposition however is also to blame. It's believed up to 19 billion Australian dollars (13.91 billion U.S. dollars) in savings measures are currently being blocked in parliament. Government policy changes which include paid parental leave, the "backpacker tax" and super...
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to A$49.5 million ($32 million) for social media platforms for systemic breaches. Australia plans...
Benefits Paid Time Off & Benefits Parental leave Vacation and annual leave Sick leave Payroll Payroll in Australia Average workweek hours: Full-time employees are not obliged to work more than 38 hours per week unless the additional hours meet the Australian Government’s criteria for “...
United Kingdom:Initially, the UK mandated parental consent only until age 13. A 2024 government panel recommended raising this limit to 16. However, a large study in 2023 found nocausal linkbetween internet use and the well-being of young people. ...
Single Touch Payroll (STP) is a government requirement that must be filed each pay run for employee payroll. Employers with 20 or more employees must report using Single Touch Payroll. Superannuation (social insurance) must also be set up and filed each pay period. There are several additional...
The Government said Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X and likely YouTube are regulated under this law. However, there will be a few exemptions. Australia’s online safety watchdog the eSafety Commissioner could classify some platforms as ‘low risk’ and exempt them. The government has said there...