One year on: landmark reforms helping build stronger retirement futures for women
One year after superannuation was added to Commonwealth Parental Leave Pay—and as the super guarantee reached 12%—new modelling shows the reforms are already helping strengthen women’s retirement outcomes. HESTA modelling based on 18 weeks of paid parental leave shows the addition of super could add around $6,500 to a woman’s retirement balance. For women who […]
Federal Labor pledges to address paid parental leave gap for grieving parents
A re-elected Albanese Labor Government will legislate to guarantee that working parents dealing with stillbirth and early infant death can continue to access their employer-paid paid parental leave (PPL). The action comes off the back of advocacy from Priya’s parents who brought attention to an issue not adequately addressed in existing workplace laws. Priya was […]