Queensland public servants to get paid leave for reproductive healthcare

1 week, 4 days ago

Kentucky governor unveils paid leave plan for state workers with a new child or serious illness

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky plans to provide state employees with paid time off so they can bond with a new child or deal with a serious medical situation, Gov. The added benefit will give state executive branch workers up to six weeks of paid leave, available in three intervals during an employee’s career, the governor said. Based on current employment …

Employees Kentucky State Benefit Paid Leave Coleman Six Weeks

2 weeks, 2 days ago

Queensland parliament to roll back 'family friendly' hours to benefit regional MPs

ABC

The Queensland government has scrapped so-called "family friendly" hours at state parliament, arguing the change will allow more debate time and benefit regional MPs. "By moving committee meetings from Mondays to Wednesdays, regional MPs will be able to maximise community engagement on the weekends and fly in for parliament on Monday morning." Queensland MP and Katter's Australian Party leader Robbie …

Family Labor Change Changes House Hours More Time

1 month ago

Queensland MPs who lost seats to collectively receive up to $636,000 in 'transition' payments

ABC

Queensland MPs booted from office in last month's state election will collectively receive up to $636,000 in "transition" allowance payments. All the MPs who lost their seat at the election were Labor politicians except Stephen Andrew, from the Katter's Australian Party, and Amy MacMahon who heralds from the Greens. Former speaker says payment should be more QUT adjunct associate professor …

Labor Election Transition Payment Parliament Seat Mps

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Queenslanders will vote in the state election on October 26. Here are the major promises made so far

ABC

More houses, cheap public transport and a crackdown on crime — it's become the catchcry of Queensland politicians ahead of October's state election. The LNP has committed to following through with projects underway and costed in June's state budget and has matched Labor's promise to keep public transport fares at 50 cents. New and social housing Both Labor and the …

Labor Social Housing Review State Billion Million Cent

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Free flu vaccinations in Queensland cost $47m without improving take-up

ABC

Vaccination rates have gone backwards in Queensland despite the state spending $47 million on a free influenza vaccine program in the past two years. Griffith University epidemiologist and public health physician professor, Paul Van Buynder, said the Queensland government could be commended for providing free flu vaccines, but debunking vaccine myths before launching the program could have made it more …

Health Vaccination Roy Need Free Flu Queensland

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Maternity leave: Govt employees to get 6-month break for surrogacy— here are the new rules for ‘commissioning’ couples

Live Mint

Women government employees are entitled to take up to 180 days of maternity leave for children born through surrogacy, following recent amendments by the Centre to the 50-year-old rule. According to the amendment in the Central Civil Services Rules, 1972, the ”commissioning mother” with child care leave is eligible for these leaves. Until now, for cases where a couple conceived …

Children Surrogacy Child Leave Maternity Maternity Leave Commissioning

6 months, 1 week ago

Free or cheap child care for all families: New report recommends major overhaul

ABC

In short: A new report by the Centre for Policy Development has recommended three days of free child care for some families with a small fee for others. A new report by the Centre for Policy Development has recommended three days of free child care for some families with a small fee for others. The CPD report acknowledged it would …

Education Childhood Care Early Childhood Education Families Report Early

7 months ago

NSW government offers public sector workers 10.5 per cent pay rise over three years

ABC

In short: The NSW government is offering public sector workers a 10.5 per cent pay rise over three years and a $1,000 top-up if inflation exceeds 4.5 per cent. The NSW government is offering public sector workers a 10.5 per cent pay rise over three years and a $1,000 top-up if inflation exceeds 4.5 per cent. The Minns government is …

Workers Union Cent Nsw Rise New South Wales 25 Per Cent

9 months ago

Parents of twins, triplets, quadruplets call for support from government and more paid parental leave

ABC

In short: Parents with twins, triplets and quadruplets are struggling to make ends meet. What's next: They’re calling on the federal government to increase paid parental leave for their families and bolster the multiple-birth allowance. But their dad Sean, who accessed paternity leave through his employer, had to go back to work before they even reached the 40-week mark "He …

Family Support Parents Birth Families Quadruplets Sean

1 year, 2 months ago

A full year of paid parental leave and no activity test on childcare subsidies among ideas put to government by women's taskforce

ABC

Government-funded paid parental leave would more than double in length, and the amount paid to parents would jump substantially, under new recommendations handed to the federal government. Key points: The Women's Economic Equality Taskforce is suggesting significant child care changes The taskforce has delivered a series of short and long-term recommendations to the government, arguing Australian women face "deep and …

Childcare Women Parents Test Work Recommendations Report

1 year, 4 months ago

Queensland Health documents reveal alarming staff shortages in rural hospitals and maternity facilities, forcing birthing bypass

ABC

Internal Queensland Health documents reveal the extent of maternity staff shortages in the state's rural hospitals, forcing some on birthing bypass for days at a time. Key points: Innisfail, Mareeba, Ingham, Ayr and Dalby hospitals all had to suspend birthing services for periods in 2022/23 Midwives can look after 20 patients, including mothers and babies, on a single shift Shannon …

Health Services Hospitals Hospital Minister Rti Staff

1 year, 5 months ago

‘I had to give up breastfeeding to return to firefighting weeks after giving birth to pay my bills’

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Now, my partner and I are working back-to-back to pay our bills, and I …

National Work Birth Pay Service Breastfeeding Firefighters

1 year, 6 months ago

Paternity leave should be paid for six weeks, campaigners tell Government

The Independent

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Europe Gender Pay Paternity Statutory Leave Living Well

1 year, 7 months ago

Doctors offered $70,000 to re-locate to Queensland after police officers are offered $20,000 to move

Daily Mail

Half paid to relocate and half after working the job for a year The Queensland government is offering up to $70,000 for medical practitioners to relocate to the state in a desperate move to address staff shortages in the state. Up to $20,000 is available for a range of health workers who relocate to anywhere in the state, with an …

Health Workers State Police Officers Queensland Health Workers Medical Practitioners

1 year, 10 months ago

Queensland housing crisis leaving essential health workers without a place to rent

ABC

Registered nurse Colleen Clark says the experience of trying to find a rental in the rural town of Theodore leaves her feeling "hopeless and undervalued". Key points: Colleen Clark is a nurse in a rural Queensland town and has been searching for a new rental since April 2022 The union says the rental crisis is negatively affecting the delivery of …

Health Housing Rural Health Services Clark Queensland Rent

1 year, 10 months ago

Unpaid care leave would be as normal as sick days under Bill, ministers told

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Unpaid carers taking leave from their jobs should be a …

Work Leave Bill Unpaid Care Caring Carers Unpaid Carers

1 year, 10 months ago

Access to surgical abortion services delayed at Townsville Hospital

ABC

The promised return of abortion services to Townsville has been delayed by staff shortages, more than a year after the closure of a major provider. Key points: Surgical termination abortions will be offered from mid-March at the Townsville Hospital Kieran Keyes says recruitment of specialist staff has caused the delay The hospital currently offers complex surgical terminations for high risk …

Access Hospital Termination Queensland Surgical Terminations Townsville Surgical

1 year, 11 months ago

Fears mothers' and babies' lives at risk due to birthing bypass in central Queensland

ABC

Doctors are demanding an emergency roundtable meeting to discuss Queensland's maternity crisis amid fears mothers' and babies' lives will be at risk in the Gladstone region until the city's birthing bypass is lifted. Key points: A recently retired anaesthetist described maternity services in central Queensland as particularly "outrageous and dangerous" There are calls for an emergency roundtable meeting to address …

Health Emergency Doctors Hospital Central Gladstone Queensland

2 years, 1 month ago

Co-op to give all staff paid leave for fertility treatments

The Independent

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Environment Fertility Treatment Leave Paid Leave Fertility Treatment Supportive

2 years, 2 months ago

Labor unveils plan to expand paid parental leave scheme to 26 weeks

ABC

The federal government has announced a plan to gradually increase paid parental leave entitlements to give parents six months of paid leave by 2026. Key points: The changes will be scaled in from July 2024 and be fully in place by July 2026 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said before the election that Labor wanted to expand the scheme Systemic reforms …

Labor Gender Equality Leave Scheme Paid Weeks Two Weeks

2 years, 2 months ago

Provision of maternity services to be hit across Australia after damning Mackay Base Hospital report findings

ABC

A damning report into the Mackay Base Hospital's obstetrics and gynaecology unit is expected to create shock waves for maternity services across Australia. Key points: Dr Gino Pecoraro says "a frightening number' of regional hospitals are staffed by short term locums He says NASOG has urged all levels of government to work together to ensure the survival of private obstetric …

Health Safety Services Hospitals Patient Safety Hospital Mackay

2 years, 3 months ago

Queensland Health has hundreds of thousands of people waiting for specialist outpatient care

ABC

In December, Heather Jacobs was told she would be seen by a specialist cardiology clinic within three months. Blow-outs in the south-east and north The Queensland chair of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Sanjeev Naidu, said the proportion of emergency surgery and urgent surgery — heart surgeries, cancer operations and treating traumas such as car crashes — has been …

Health Surgery Patients Hospitals Covid Cent Private

2 years, 4 months ago

Workers in Australia, including casual workers, soon to receive paid domestic violence leave

Daily Mail

More than 11million Australians, including about 2.4million casual workers, will soon have access to 10 days of paid Domestic Violence leave. More than 11million Australian workers, including 2.4million casual workers, will have access to paid domestic violence leave from August, 2023 Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke confirmed the new laws will include leave for casual workers following concerns they would …

Violence Domestic Violence Workers Domestic Casual Leave Paid

2 years, 6 months ago

NSW Premier says 'thank-you' cash bonus will not go to private and aged care nurses

ABC

Nurses in the private and aged care sector are not eligible for the $3,000 cash bonus announced by the New South Wales government earlier this week. Key points: The Premier says the private sector should follow his lead and pay its nurses and midwives the cash bonus The union representing these workers says the payment is a distraction It wants …

Care Sector Private Nsw Bonus New South Wales Nurses

2 years, 7 months ago

SA aged care workers use day off to rally for better work conditions after strike action delayed until after federal election

ABC

Hundreds of aged care workers in Queensland and Western Australia have walked off the job in a stand for better pay and work conditions, but South Australian aged care staff remained diligently at work. Key points: Aged care workers have protested in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth They want a pay rise and more staff for each patient The Fair Work …

Labor Action Work Strike Workers Pay Care

2 years, 7 months ago

With wait times for public elective surgeries stretching out, Australians are funding their own procedures

ABC

Outside a small retirement unit in Geelong, former gardener Gerard Nicholls is forced to sit on a stool just to prune his rose bushes. Key points: Waiting lists for elective surgeries have ballooned following lockdowns Some patients without health insurance are self-funding their procedures to skip public waiting lists The federal government is being urged to better fund public hospitals …

Health Medicare Surgery Funding Patients Health Insurance Hospitals

2 years, 8 months ago

Paid parental leave should be extended to both caregivers, according to the experts. Hugh couldn't agree more

ABC

Hugh Sinclair is Rupert and toddler Henrietta's dad. "What we've found from our census of Australian workplaces is that about 60 per cent of employers are offering paid parental leave, and … 91 per cent are offering it equally to men and women," Ms Wooldridge says. "That's why we advocate that paid parental leave should be offered in a gender …

Women Leave Primary Paid Weeks Sinclair Parental

2 years, 9 months ago

Amid a shortfall in abortion services for women in regional Queensland, questions of equality are raised

ABC

Abortion in Queensland is legal. "None of this additional support is covered by Queensland Health patient travel, nor is it considered by hospitals when making decisions not to provide compassionate abortion care locally," Ms Kelleher said. Family and domestic violence support services: If you need help immediately call emergency services on triple-0 1800 Respect National Helpline: 1800 737 732 Women's …

Health Travel Equality Women Abortion Services Service

2 years, 11 months ago

NSW nurses say they feel pressure not to take sick days as COVID-19 stretches healthcare resources

ABC

NSW nurses say they are feeling pressured not to take sick leave or mental health days as the state's rising number of COVID-19 cases put a strain on the health system. Key points: Many of the nurses have spoken to the ABC on the condition of anonymity One nurse said there was never a shift that was not short of …

Health Leave Sydney Sick Staff Supplied Nurses

2 years, 11 months ago

Paid family and medical leave benefits among new Jan. 1 laws

Associated Press

Connecticut residents can begin receiving up to 12 weeks of paid time off from the state’s new paid family and medical leave program beginning with the new year. Some other new laws set to take effect include the following: INSULIN PRICES Out-of-pocket costs for insulin will be limited to $25 a month, while the out-of-pocket expense for equipment and supplies, …

Law Child Vaccines State Connecticut

3 years, 1 month ago

Beds and medical services cut as Queensland hospital workers defy COVID-19 vaccination mandate

ABC

More than 8 per cent of Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service workers have failed to comply with the COVID-19 vaccination mandate, forcing cuts to surgical, medical and mental health beds. Key points: Almost 4,000 health workers in the state's public hospitals have provided no evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 Health Minister Yvette D'Ath says those employees will be sent …

Health Vaccination Services Employees Workers Health Services Service

3 years, 2 months ago

More than 10 per cent of Queensland health workers unvaccinated against COVID-19 as deadline looms

ABC

More than 10 per cent of Queensland Health workers are unvaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of an imminent deadline mandating a first dose, according to figures from the state health department. Key points: Healthcare staff have a one month deadline until they must be fully vaccinated Those without an exemption who don't get vaccinated will not be able to work The …

Healthcare Work Cent Staff Vaccinated Queensland Health Dose

3 years, 2 months ago

Pandemic prompts firms to offer paid sick leave—but workers still don't get it

Live Mint

As American confronted the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, a significant workplace divide came into focus: Millions of workers had no paid sick time, and millions more lacked enough paid time off to cover a severe illness. But while many workers who already enjoyed paid leave now have even greater benefits, many more low-wage, part-time and hourly workers, as well as …

Family Pandemic Access Workers Covid Leave Martin

3 years, 3 months ago

What I've learned as a father since becoming my daughter's primary carer

ABC

This is my second Father's Day. Barriers include the issue of leave My time as a dad has made me realise just how many barriers there are to allowing dads to take more time away from paid work — like the bureaucratic hurdles to taking leave as a non-birth parent. Dads' experiences asking for parental leave Photo shows Father walking …

Culture Leave Primary Father Ive Sam Dad

3 years, 4 months ago

MP: HC Grants Maternity Leave Benefit to Contractual Woman Employee of State Department

News 18

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the public health engineering department of the state to provide maternity leave benefit to a contractual woman employee. In its order passed on Thursday, a single bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat said, “In view of the circular of the state government, I do not see any reason not to extend the similar benefit …

Court Contractual Employee Leave Maternity Maternity Leave Trivedi

3 years, 5 months ago

MP govt considers paid leave up to 5 years with half salary to cut expenditure

Hindustan Times

The Madhya Pradesh government is considering a scheme to save money by offering state employees in non-essential departments up to five year’s leave with payment of half salary, an official said. As per the scheme, employees in non-essential government departments in MP will be allowed 3 to 5 years of leave with payment of half salary. “We have sent the …

Employees State Official Department Leave Scheme Half Salary

3 years, 6 months ago

Equal parenting is challenging with 'inflexible and highly gendered' paid parental leave scheme

ABC

An overwhelming majority of Australians want parenting to be divided equally between couples, but when it comes to parental leave, it's not that simple. Compared to the government's PLP, company schemes tend to be a lot more generous, sometimes offering up to 12 weeks paid parental leave on full pay, she says. "That's interesting because unlike other countries where it's …

Parenting Children Parents Australia Eve Think Leave

3 years, 6 months ago

I wish I'd taken parental leave for my first baby

ABC

"It's something I will never, ever forget." He split his leave — taking four weeks off when Shiuli was first born, and the remaining 22 weeks when his wife went back to work in October that year after she took the government's 18 weeks of paid parental leave. "We are a fairly large group of technical staff within my department, …

Leave Weeks Parental Leave Tarun Paid Parental Leave Paid Parental Shiuli

3 years, 7 months ago

Federal budget boost to parental leave, childcare could lift women's workforce participation

ABC

In 1971 a High Court judge said that the cost of childcare for a single mother was not a deductible tax expense. "It is not really such a big support, to be honest," Emilia says, noting she's originally from Poland and Alex is from Germany, where both parental leave and childcare incentives are more generous. "For many women, they're working …

Childcare Women Tax Budget Workforce Work Income

3 years, 7 months ago

Queensland's housing 'crisis' requires $4.1b, social services tell state government

ABC

Housing and support organisations have jointly launched a pre-budget campaign urging the Queensland government to commit $4.1 billion to urgently build more social housing. Key points: QCOSS estimates 14,700 Queensland families are in very high need for housing The St Vincent de Paul Society says there is an unprecedented housing crisis Anglicare says housing pressure is increasing across central Queensland …

Support Social Service Social Housing State Government Social Services Crisis State

3 years, 8 months ago

Services to be cut and 'lives lost' in Queensland's looming domestic violence funding 'catastrophe', advocates warn

ABC

Queensland domestic violence services warn there could be a "catastrophic" effect on survivors of abuse, with wait list times to go "through the roof", and lives potentially lost, when federal government funding runs out on June 30. Key points: Federal government funding for domestic violence programs is due to end on June 30 Family support and domestic violence services were …

Support Women Violence Services Domestic Service Covid

3 years, 11 months ago

2020, year of the pandemic: Forced into COVID duty with a newborn, TN nurse reveals unfair treatment of contractual health workers

Firstpost

When things went out of control, Sharon, a govt nurse in Tamil Nadu paid Rs 2 lakh to get transferred near her hometown, but her troubles are far from over as she now travels six hours a day to work and back all for a meager salary of Rs 14,000 a month Editor’s note: In 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak upended …

Health Tamil Nadu Transfer Work Pay Hometown Covid

4 years ago

Unions lose appeal to have Qantas pay sick leave to workers stood down due to coronavirus

ABC

A consortium of unions have lost an appeal in the Federal Court to have Qantas pay sick leave to the 25,000 workers who were temporarily stood down due to COVID-19. Key points: Unions representing Qantas workers lost an appeal to have Qantas pay sick and carers leave to staff who had been stood down The justices agreed that allowing workers …

Appeal Work Workers Pay Qantas Sick Leave No Work

Queensland public servants to get paid leave for reproductive healthcare

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