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FOREWORD
SUMMARY
OF HREOC's PREFERRED MODEL FOR A NATIONAL PAID MATERNITY LEAVE SCHEME
LIST
OF RECOMMENDATIONS
PART
A: BACKGROUND
PART
B: THE IMPERATIVE
2.
A CHANGING AUSTRALIA: THE NEED FOR A NATIONAL SCHEME OF PAID MATERNITY
LEAVE IN 2002
- 2.1
Introduction - 2.2
History - 2.3
The purpose of paid maternity leave - 2.4
Economic and social change in a generation - 2.5
The consequences of change for work and family - 2.6
Conclusion
3.
ADEQUACY OF EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS
- 3.1
Introduction3.2
Existing unpaid maternity leave arrangements - 3.3
Existing paid maternity leave arrangements - 3.4
Government payments to parents
PART
C: THE BENEFITS
5.
HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF MOTHERS, BABIES AND THEIR FAMILIES
- 5.1
Introduction - 5.2
Health and wellbeing of mothers - 5.3
Health and wellbeing of babies - 5.4
Emotional wellbeing for the father5.5
Conclusion
- 6.1
Introduction - 6.2
Financial support at the time of childbirth - 6.3
Income replacement - 6.4
The costs of children - 6.5
Women's lifetime earnings - 6.6
Superannuation and retirement incomes for women - 6.7
Labour force attachment - 6.8
Conclusion
7.
ADDRESSING WORKPLACE DISADVANTAGE
- 7.1
Introduction - 7.2
Sex discrimination in employment - 7.3
Women's workplace disadvantage - 7.4
Fairness for all employees - 7.5
Balancing work and family responsibilities - 7.6
Conclusion
- 8.1
Introduction - 8.2
Paid maternity leave as an equality issue - 8.3
Arguments against equality objectives for paid maternity leave - 8.4
Conclusion
- 9.1
Introduction - 9.2
Valuing motherhood and children - 9.3
Valuing the dual role of women in society - 9.4
Cultural change in the workplace - 9.5
Fertility
10.
BENEFITS TO EMPLOYERS AND THE ECONOMY
- 10.1
Introduction - 10.2
Benefits to individual employers - 10.3
Benefits to specific industries - 10.4
Economic benefits to the broader economy - 10.5
Conclusion
- 11.1
Introduction - 11.2
Paid maternity leave as one of a "suite of measures" - 11.3
"Men's work" and "women's work" - 11.4
Developing family friendly workplaces - 11.5
Return to work issues - 11.6
Childcare - 11.7
Tax credits and income splitting - 11.8
Research on fertility choices
PART
D: THE PROPOSAL
- 13.1
Introduction - 13.2
International standards and practices - 13.3
Government funding - 13.4
Direct employer funding- 13.4.1
Introduction - 13.4.2 Employer funding would increase
discrimination - 13.4.3 Business cannot afford to pay
- 13.4.4 As a social benefit, employers
should not pay - 13.4.5 Childbearing as a personal choice
- 13.4.6 Employer funding would affect
industries disproportionately - 13.4.7 Particular concerns for small
business
- 13.4.1
- 13.5
An employer levy - 13.6
HREOC's position
- 14.1
Introduction - 14.2
Payment to women versus payment to both men and women - 14.3
Supporting parents' leave - 14.4
Women in paid work versus all women - 14.5
Adoptive parents
- 15.1
Introduction - 15.2
International standards and practices - 15.3
Eligibility criteria for unpaid leave and paid leave - 15.4
Forms of work - 15.5
Length of service - 15.6
Means testing
- 16.1
Introduction - 16.2
International standards and practices - 16.3
Twelve weeks/three months - 16.4
Fourteen weeks - 16.5
Sixteen weeks - 16.6
Eighteen weeks - 16.7
Six months - 16.8
Twelve months - 16.9
HREOC's position
- 17.1
Introduction - 17.2
International standards and practices - 17.3
Structure of the payment level - 17.4
Amount of payment - 17.5
A two tiered system - 17.6
HREOC's position
- 18.1
Introduction - 18.2
International practices - 18.3
Direct and indirect payment - 18.4
Timing of payment
- 19.1
Introduction - 19.2
International practices - 19.3
Existing provisions - 19.4
Employer provided top ups - 19.5
Administration
20.
INTERACTION WITH THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SYSTEM
- 20.1
Introduction - 20.2
An industrial claim for top up - 20.3
Quarantining paid maternity leave - 20.4
HREOC's position
21.
INTERACTION WITH EXISTING GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS
- 21.1
Introduction - 21.2
International standards and practices - 21.3
Existing government payments - 21.4
HREOC's position
22.
DATA COLLECTION AND REVIEW OF THE SCHEME
- 22.1
Introduction - 22.2
Statistics on maternity leave - 22.3
HREOC's position - 22.4
Review of a national paid maternity leave scheme - 22.5
HREOC's position
APPENDIX
- NATSEM COSTING
LIST
OF SUBMISSIONS
LIST
OF CONSULTATIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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and Equal Opportunity Commission 2002
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