Wayne Swan announces parental leave will go ahead in 2011
The federal government will commit to paid parental leave from January 2011 for those earning less that $150,000 a year, federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says.
“We are one of only two countries in the western world that doesn’t have paid parental leave.”Of those who do pay parental leave, I wonder how many means test it ? I coudn’t find any reference to means testing at Wikipedia but maybe it does occur – just not obvious.
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Am I getting cynical in my dotage, or is the timing of the announcement (on Mother’s Day) more than a coincidence?
It sounds like something out of “Hollowmen”.
The timing of the budget allows him to announce it today and to get credit for it and do nothing or spend nothing for two years.
I wonder if the timing and means test gets a mention by tomorrow’s press?
Looking good for women with tubal ligations or who are past that certain age…