parental leave

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parental leave

the right of a parent to take time off work to care for a child. In the UK these rights have recently been enshrined in law following a European Directive on this issue. Such leave is unpaid and is restricted to employees who have at least one year's employment. See MATERNITY RIGHTS, PATERNITY RIGHTS.

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* January 2011, Australia's first national Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme was introduced bringing Australia into line with almost all other OECD countries.

Calling on PM Turnbull to reject parental leave changes: as all eyes turned to the Liberal Party leadership struggle, a Senate Committee report, which effectively rolls back hard won paid parental leave rights, was tabled in parliament

At the federal level, legislation has been proposed that would, among other things, require a minimum amount of paid parental leave. But to date, no federal legislation has gained much traction.

Parental leave laws in the U.S. and abroad: Evolving international standards (Part 1)

Scott Cooper, an IT manager at law firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques, wants to make full use of the 14 weeks paid parental leave offered by his firm when he becomes a dad for the first time this September.

Men's reluctance to take paternity leave works against women

We also consider the almost simultaneous Productivity Commission enquiry into paid parental leave and recent industrial disputes over the FWA's flexibility clause requirements.

The work-life provisions of the a compromise of stakeholder preference

International comparisons of paid parental leave policies often leave New Zealand's policies looking woefully inadequate compared to those of the Nordic societies, and certainly less comprehensive than in most other OECD countries (Department of Labour 2007, Families Commission 2007, James 2002, Susan Kell Associates 2007).

Paid parental leave under (new) Labour

To encourage fathers to make more use of paid parental leave and to put pressure on employers through legal enforcement, Sweden introduced a non transferable daddy-month in 1995 that fathers must take or it will be lost.

Why most Swedish fathers and few French fathers use paid parental leave: an exploratory qualitative study of parents

We need to far greater investment in paid parental leave and breastfeeding support across all workplaces to increase breastfeeding rates globally."

Why family-friendly policies are critical to increasing breastfeeding rates worldwide: UNICEF - Press Release issued by United Nations Information Centre

With family friendly policies good for families, businesses and economies, UNICEF is globally calling for increased investment in four priority areas At least 6 months of paid parental leave that is available for both parents.

UNICEF Sri Lanka sends strong message by temporarily removing parent from logo

Research on paid parental leave and its benefits for health and family is becoming popular.

The plight of parental leave on campus

The automaker's EMEA parental leave policy is a pilot scheme that could possibly lead to a global roll-out of a similar paid parental leave policy for all 43,000 Volvo Cars employees around the globe.

Volvo Cars launches paid gender-neutral parental leave policy in EMEA

Specifically, these women leave in pursuit of better benefits packages, placing an emphasis on those packages that include paid parental leave. The United States is the only democratic industrialized country to not have mandated paid parental leave for its government workforce.