18 weeks of paid maternity leave for ACTPS
Posted on May 4, 2009 by by valerirojas
From the 1st of July 2009 the ACT Public Service will provide an additional four weeks paid maternity leave for qualifying ACT public service employees on top of the current 14 weeks paid leave.
As part of the initiative, the Government will also double its paid paternity leave, providing two weeks of bonding leave.
Women in the ACT public service can already access up to three years of unpaid leave following the birth of their child and work part-time for up to three years after maternity leave.
TweetThe ACT Labor Government understands that some workers struggle to find an appropriate balance between work and family commitments,” Mr Stanhope said.
“This boost will give working mothers and fathers access to better conditions within the ACT public service and the flexibility they seek when raising a family.
“This extension to maternity leave will help position the ACT Government as the employer of choice for young working families,” Media Release
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wow thats really nice but what if you dont work in the public service?
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The ACTPS, in this town, is the poor cousin in terms of opportunity and conditions. Thus, it needs carrots like this to compete with the APS.
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