Australia’s peak union body has called on the federal government to almost triple paid parental leave in a bid to address gender inequality in the workplace. 7NEWS
to almost triple paid parental leave in a bid to address gender inequality in the workplace.
According to the ACTU’s report, men account for only 6.5 per cent of all primary carers’ leave taken in Australia.The ACTU has called on the government to increase paid parental leave to 26 weeks initially, before extending it to 52 weeks by 2030. “While men rarely take more than a couple of weeks to look after a newborn and return to full time work, women’s careers are often put on hold,” the report stated.
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