parental leave

  • Paid Parental Leave Has Been Extended, Here’s What You Need to Know

    Paid Parental Leave Has Been Extended, Here’s What You Need to Know

    Government-funded paid parental leave will be extended, and more pressure placed on fathers to share caring for babies, under an initiative to be unveiled by Anthony Albanese on Saturday. Parental leave will be lengthened by six weeks, phased in, to total 26 weeks by 2026, with use-it-or-lose-it provisions directed to having fathers undertake a greater…