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Employer assistance with childcare
Description
- Employers are able to assist employees with childcare without any costs by informing them of the
Child Care Information Service
, which is a free state-wide information service provided by the
Department of Communities.
The service operates from 8.30am to 5pm from Monday to Friday, and assists families in choosing child care that meets their needs by providing information on:
- the types of child care services available
- the location, hours of operation, and contact details for services
- information on what to look for in a quality service
- information for developers and the child care industry about developing child care services
- The child care services search enables parents to search for and locate child care or early education services in Queensland. You can either search for all the child care and early education services in a given area, such as near your home or work, or search for a particular child care service by postcode, suburb/town, child's age, setting or type of care. The Department of Communities provides a number of other resources for parents and carers (e.g. guide for choosing quality child care, information on settling children into childcare) to help parents with child care
- Employers can also establish their own centre, or combine in a joint venture with other employers, local government or an experienced child care provider. In this way, employers can better tailor the service to meet the needs of their employees
- Access to a family room would also enable employees to bring their children to work if child care arrangements break down or for other emergencies
Eligibility
Employer assistance with childcare is not provided for under the Industrial Relations Act 1999 (PDF, 1.9 MB) and is generally not provided for in awards.
Where there are no provisions under the Industrial Relations Act 1999 or awards, employers and employees may negotiate an informal arrangement, a formal policy or a formal agreement registered or approved by an authority or tribunal. Employees should contact their human resource department or employer to find out what provisions may already be available through any such arrangement.
Last updated 21 July 2009
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