Paid maternity and primary care giver leave now 18 weeks
Source: ACT. Chief Minister
Minister Hargreaves is pleased to announce the delivery of the Government's election commitment to extend paid maternity and primary care giver leave to 18 weeks and to double paid bonding leave. "The 2009-10 Budget provided funding of $7.06 million over four years to extend paid maternity and primary care giver leave for ACT public service employees, "said the Minister. "The increase, which covers all ACT Government agencies, puts the ACT ahead of the Federal Government as well as ahead of other states and the Northern Territory. This is the nation's most generous whole of government paid maternity leave scheme for State and Territory public sector workers," said MrHargreaves.