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20 weeks' paid leave plan for new parents

29-Sep-08

Families would be given 20 weeks' paid leave to help them spend more time with their new-born babies, under a scheme to assist working parents commissioned by the Federal Government.

The Productivity Commission this afternoon recommended working mothers be given 18 weeks of paid leave and fathers two weeks to allow people to spend more time with their children without having to leave their jobs.

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