Australia has introduced an 18 week paid parental leave scheme which is publicly funded and provides the federal minimum wage (currently A$596.78 per week) rather than a percentage of the primary caregiver's salary. It is not be available to families where the primary caregiver has an annual salary above $150,000 per annum. Learn more or
@4ZDL3Y33yrs3Y
Mothers should get their income tax refunded for the previous 9 months. Easy to adminster and scales to salary
@9GJ9TLM6mos6MO
Parental leave should be higher in all positions, preferably the max amount of money available whether that's the same for everyone or not.
@9F9CM9C7mos7MO
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Yes it should be equal to the pay of the parent or carer taking the leave
No, and parental leave shouldn't be widely needed anyway since traditional parental roles should be promoted.
@99ZLC5R1yr1Y
Yes, and it should also apply to same sex couples.
@99X6BTN1yr1Y
It should be illegal for women to enter the workforce
No, but increase the equal pay amount and duration of leave, and provide equal leave for fathers
@98GC27H1yr1Y
Yes, but it should be taken based off of the primary caretaker of the child, which may not necessarily be the mother
No, all mothers should get paid the same amount. equal pay amount and duration of leave for mothers or fathers should be increased
Only in the respect of meeting their basic living needs (eg rent payments etc). And this shouldnt be reflected by inadequately low payments for low income earners either
Increased based on the wage of primary carer.
@8YHWBXV2yrs2Y
no government to provide a liveable payment the employer will pay the rest
No, all mothers and fathers should get paid the same amount.
parental leave payments should be equal for all genders, doesnt neccessarily need to be increased.
Yes, and extend this to father's wage as well.
@8XL4HPV2yrs2Y
It should be based on primary carer this is not always the mother
@8XJGLD4Health Australia2yrs2Y
Yes, and parental leave payments should be applied to fathers too.
All mothers should be paid higher leave
Yes, and also father's who are on parental leave should receive the same
@8VC6KG4Independent3yrs3Y
Yes and increase the duration of leave to 2 years
Parental leave should be standard for all parents, not just mothers.
Yes but increase it based on the primary carer's wage or salary regardless of gender.
Yes and make it easier for men to get parental leave payment
The company should pay for the parental leave at a percentage between 75-100% of their salary. Especially if they have been with the company for years and are working full time.
@8RGM6CY3yrs3Y
Yes, parental leave should be linked to tax paid
Yes, women who are working in higher paid jobs have contributed higher taxes therefore they should benefit from a higher parental leave amount.
@8QGS8MP3yrs3Y
Paid parental leave should be available to all parents, and ought to be proportional to the wages earned. Measures should be in place to encourage both parents to take leave, as has been trialed in Scandinavian countries.
no, it should be based on the individuals living expenses
@8HTRV7R4yrs4Y
Increase the same amount for everyone regardless of wage
@96NGDG71yr1Y
All benefits and wages should be freely negotiated between employee and employer.
@96FVK5J2yrs2Y
Parental leave should only apply to those under the poverty line
It should only increase if they earn a lower wage and decrease if they earn a higher wage
No, All parental leave workers should get paid what they were working if they are in a permanent work role. This shouldn't change as the government already gives to much money away through 'income supports'
@92R9HXX2yrs2Y
Yes, if they're employed they should be paid their normal wages by their employer instead.
@92NDV732yrs2Y
No, it shouldn't be based only on the mother's pay
@92JZ8LP2yrs2Y
Yes, but capped at a certain amount
@92JZ2MP2yrs2Y
Equal pay should be available to males and females, some women do not intend on having children. Those earning higher wages should be entitled to a higher rate however this should be discussed with their individual workplace.
@92GZCSS2yrs2Y
If the primary breadwinner is the mother, and they usually have a salary over $150k, they should be entitled to parental leave payments if they don’t get parental leave payments from their employer or they have a significant reduction in income. Also need to extend parental leave entitlement beyond 18 weeks and have equal access and payment processes for mothers and fathers
@9294HWC2yrs2Y
No, but paternity leave should be introduced in a similar manner
No, but super contributions should remain aligned to mothers wage or higher
@8Z8BM6F2yrs2Y
An equitable system should be place based on what each family needs
@8Z6QVGM2yrs2Y
No, but be based off individual cost of living
@8LM6G9C3yrs3Y
Yes because they are contributing more to the community through taxes. If it’s not percentage based, then everyone should pay the same taxes and not have that being percentage based.
@8F953DT4yrs4Y
No, government maternal leave payments should be equal for all women regardless. (Some companies already provide additional maternal leave payments to retain female staff.)
@932ZMLZ2yrs2Y
Yes, but maybe on a rolling average over a nominated number of years to prevent the privileged abusing the scheme.
@932D6WW2yrs2Y
No, should be based on family income and costs of supporting a new baby
@93297SP2yrs2Y
Parental leave payments need to be based on the parent who is going on leave, income
@92YMFF42yrs2Y
Should be based on household income rather than primary caregivers.
@92VKYY32yrs2Y
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