Productivity Productivity Commission valuing unpaid – Commission or care another independent 10. The Productivity Commission, or another body independent body, conduct an inquiry into the following mechanisms for valuing unpaid caring work: Parents a. Parental leave mechanisms Providing a Government-funded of four weeks of additional paid leave in recognition of equal take-up of parental leave in couples; or Providing a Government-funded bonus of two weeks additional payment, for either partner, under the Paid Parental Leave Scheme, if the whole father/partner quota is used. Carers of b. Carer’s leave mechanisms people with Providing employees with a legislated disability, illness right to a job-protected unpaid or older people employment break of up to 12 months, across the lifecourse, to provide care for a person with disability or illness or frailty due to age or for palliative care. Carers of Options for Government to reimburse people with employers in relation to any additional disability, illness carer’s leave (separate to personal or older people leave) introduced under the NES, including the administration costs. Parents and carers of c. Superannuation system people with Replacing the existing system of taxing disability, illness superannuation with a new, more or older people progressive system of tax offsets; and Including a system of credits’ in ‘carer the form of direct credits to the superannuation accounts of individuals with parental care responsibilities and carer responsibilities (either out of the workforce or working part-time) that would be paid annually at the end of the tax year by the government into the individual's superannuation account through adult life. Parents and carers of Or people with
Productivity Commission – valuing unpaid care 10. The Productivity Commission, or another independent body, conduct an inquiry into the following mechanisms for valuing unpaid caring work: a. Parental leave mechanisms Providing a Government-funded of four weeks of additional paid leave in recognition of equal take-up of parental leave in couples; or Providing a Government-funded of two weeks additional payment, for either partner, under the Paid Parental Leave Scheme, if the whole father/partner quota is used. b. Carer’s leave mechanisms Providing employees with a legislated right to a job-protected unpaid employment break of up to 12 months, across the lifecourse, to provide care for a person with disability or illness or frailty due to age or for palliative care. Options for Government to reimburse employers in relation to any additional carer’s leave (separate to personal leave) introduced under the NES, including the administration costs. c. Superannuation system Replacing the existing system of taxing superannuation with a new, more progressive system of tax offsets; and Including a system of ‘carer credits’ in the form of direct credits to the superannuation accounts of individuals with parental care responsibilities and carer responsibilities (either out of the workforce or working part-time) that would be paid annually at the end of the tax year by the government into the individual's superannuation account through adult life. Or bonus Parents Carers of people with disability, illness or older people Carers of people with disability, illness or older people Parents and carers of people with disability, illness or older people Parents and carers of people with Productivity Commission or another independent body
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