Government-funded paid parental leave would more than double in length, and the amount paid to parents would jump substantially, under new recommendations handed to the federal government.
18 weeks at minimum wage is inadequate. 26 weeks at replacement wage is a good start. I think paternal leave “use it or lose it” is missing from the equation as well. It’s much better to have 2 parents caring for a newborn in the first few months than 1.
If the government are trying to encourage people to have children the massive elephant in the room is the cost of housing though.
18 weeks at minimum wage is inadequate. 26 weeks at replacement wage is a good start. I think paternal leave “use it or lose it” is missing from the equation as well. It’s much better to have 2 parents caring for a newborn in the first few months than 1.
If the government are trying to encourage people to have children the massive elephant in the room is the cost of housing though.