On 11 June 2020 the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Flexibility Measures) Bill 2020 passed both houses of Federal Parliament. The...
On 11 June 2020 the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Flexibility Measures) Bill 2020 passed both houses of Federal Parliament. The Bill received Royal Assent on 16 June 2020, and its changes will take effect from 1 July 2020. What is changing? Designed to improve women’s workforce participation, the Bill changes the paid...
By Thomas Parer and Calum Woods, NRA Legal Due to the speed with which the COVID-19 pandemic spread and required...
By Thomas Parer and Calum Woods, NRA Legal Due to the speed with which the COVID-19 pandemic spread and required social distancing to ‘flatten the curve’, many companies were forced to either stand down their workforces or organise and implement alternative working arrangements (including work from home arrangements) with little...
All Australian employees are entitled to parental leave if they have worked for their employer for a least 12...
All Australian employees are entitled to parental leave if they have worked for their employer for a least 12 months: before the date or expected date of birth. Parental leave entitlements may include: • Maternity leave • Paternity and partner leave • Adoption leave • Special maternity leave • A safe job and no safe...