The Labor Government has announced it will, over time, extend paid parental leave for families, taking this entitlement to 26 weeks.
PPL will be able to taken in blocks between periods of paid work, and the Government will maintain “use it or lose it” weeks to encourage more dads and partners to access PPL, it says.
The extra weeks will start to apply from July 2024, with the scheme expanding by two weeks per year until reaching 26 weeks in July 2026.
Further details will be released in next week’s Federal Budget announcements.
