Dads may get access 20 weeks of paid parental leave, under a plan being proposed by the federal government.
It would give men the ability to take time off work over the first two years of their baby’s life, with the leave funded by the federal government, The Australian has reported.
Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth says she’s keen to begin talks about how the needs of Australian families can best be met.
“Society has changed. A lot more men do want to play a role. And a lot of men do say they want to be the primary caregiver for some period of time.”
The current parental leave system gives the primary caregiver, which is generally mums, 18 weeks of leave paid based on the minimum wage. Men are entitled to two weeks of partner pay.
Executive director of The Parenthood, Georgie Dent, says while the commitment to a more flexible parental leave scheme is welcome, parents should ideally have access to an extra 20 weeks of paid parental leave (a total of 40), that can be shared as they need.
“For context, in the OECD, the average length of paid leave that’s available for families is 50 weeks,” Georgie told Yahoo Finance.
“Australia has got a lot of ground to make up in terms of offering and encouraging fathers to share the care and take extended parental leave,” she said.
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