This report aims to redress the information deficit and to provide a comprehensive analysis of the use of parental leave to inform policy development and theoretical debates. Five main themes are covered: mothers'...
The 2020-21 census data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) showed that three of every five employers in Australia with more than 100 employees now offered paid parental leave regardless of gender. WGEA Director Mary Wooldridge said the move would have far-reaching benefits for famil...
As part of the firm’s Great Place to Work & Grow strategy, we decided to review and further enhance our parental leave policy to better support our KWM team.
This paper uses a general equilibrium model of marriage and divorce to assess how public policies on parental leave and leave benefits affect intra-household decision making, family structure, intergenerational mobility, and the distribution of income. The benchmark economy is calibrated to US data to...
The article compares childcare arrangements and maternity/parental leave programmes in Sweden, Australia and Canada that attempt to address these challenges. ... R Mahon,C Bergqvist,D Brennan - 《Social Policy & Administration》 被引量: 5发表: 2016年 The United States in Comparative Perspective: ...
We employ such data from the Parental Leave in Australia Survey (PLAS), which is a nested survey of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), to examine the impacts of maternity leave on child health. Using the PLAS and the first two waves of the LSAC we find that maternity ...
AustraliaFamily and Matrimonial The Federal Government has amended its Paid Parental Leave ("PPL") scheme so as to provide wider and more flexible options to families seeking access to PPL. The changes aim to introduce key aspects of the Government's Women's Economic Security Package ...
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)...
Paid time off for new parents also positively affects infant development. A study was conducted forEconomic Recordwhich analyzed paid parental leave and child health in Australia. Mandatory, government funded paid leave had a direct correlation to fewer health problems in young children. These results...
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