No. 49

New dads to get paid parental leave

The Australian Federal Government is set to announce a Father's Day gift for new dads today - two weeks of paid parental leave.

From January 2013, Fairfax newspapers are reporting that fathers or partners will get cheques paid over two weeks at the national minimum wage of $590 a week to give them time off work to help care for their new babies.

The bonus will be means-tested in the same way regular paid parental leave is assessed and will cut out when the individual earns more than $150,000.

Read more |  ABC News, 04.09.11

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