On May 16, 2002 I introduced a fully-costed Paid Maternity Leave model to the Federal Parliament: the Workplace Relations Amendment (Paid Maternity Leave) Bill 2002. After the past few months with the deliberations and report of the Productivity Commission, it looks like Paid Maternity Leave (PML) may finally happen – that is, unless the Government can think of reasons to … more
Natasha Stott Despoja
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Paid Maternity Leave: Time for One Last Push
Natasha Stott Despoja on Paid Maternity Leave: After the past few months with the deliberations and report of the Productivity Commission, it looks like Paid Maternity Leave (PML) may finally happen – that is, unless the Government can think of reasons to delay further. But what took them so long and, more to the point, why did both major parties persistently kill legislation that has been on the table for over 6 years? more