The research on paid parental leave is robust—having at least 12 weeks of paid leave is beneficial for parent employees, their families, and employers. Mothers who don’t have access to leave face financial strain and are more likely to leave the workforce (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023)...
Five main themes are covered: mothers' employment status prior to the birth of a child; mothers' use and experiences of maternity leave and related policies, including reasons for using/not using leave provision...
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Following this we briefly consider the impact of the Family Provisions Test Case which occurred in the interregnum between the announced changes and the enactment of the amendments. In conclusion, we speculate about the need for a new parental leave paradigm in Australia and prospects for improving...
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Using an exploratory (qualitative) design, we investigated the perceived effects of parental leave provisions, organisational and family support, and job changes on work‐family balance among 81 Australian and New Zealand parents who had returned to paid employment after the birth of a child. ...
Paid parental leave has become an increasingly important part of family policy in OECD countries: by 2004 on average over a year of leave paid at 59% of average wages was provided. Australia's Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme was introduced in 2011 and provides 18 weeks of leave paid at ...
Currently, several programs and policies (e.g., improving paid parental leave scheme and increasing work flexibility) have been proposed by the Australian Government, aiming to reduce the gap in participation rates between women and men (Minister & Cabinet, 2017), however, little effort has been...
Parental LeaveMaternity LeaveFamily and Medical Leave Actpaid family leaveAustraliaComparative Labor LawPrimary caregiver leavepregnancy discriminationequality theoryThe United States and Australia are unusual in their approach to providing paid time off to new parents. Virtually every other country in the ...
Likely pathways for this substantial reform effect are changes in social norms and in mothers’ preferences for economic independence. Similar content being viewed by others The effects of paid family leave on parents' labor market outcomes Article 01 December 2023 Family policy and maternal ...