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Queensland Government Submission - Productivity Commission Inquiry into Paid Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave
Purpose
The Queensland Government:
- recommends that Paid Maternity Leave be paid up to the rate of the Federal Minimum Wage for 14 weeks, consistent with International Labour Organisation recommendations
- supports a Commonwealth Government funded Paid Maternity Leave scheme
- proposes that eligibility under the Paid Maternity Leave scheme be primarily for the birth mother, or adopting parent, and be tied to the woman’s previous employment
- proposes that the same return to work guarantee is available to eligible employees under Paid Maternity Leave as outlined under part 2 section 33 of the Queensland Industrial Relations Act 1999) and Part 7 Division 6 of the Federal Workplace Relations Act 1996).
Date created
June 2008
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Last updated 29 September 2009
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