{"id":6725,"date":"2024-03-26T12:29:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T04:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trovegroup.com.au\/?p=6725"},"modified":"2024-03-26T13:55:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T05:55:37","slug":"super-on-paid-parental-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trovegroup.com.au\/news\/super-on-paid-parental-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Super on Paid Parental Leave"},"content":{"rendered":"

Super on Paid Parental Leave<\/h1>\n

The government has announced that from 1 July 2025, it will commence paying super on Government Paid Parental Leave (PPL). This comes on the back of calls by unions and the women\u2019s movement pointing to many reports which show that retiring women, on average, have 25% less super than men due to taking time out of the workforce to raise children.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Paying super on Government parental leave] helps normalise taking time off work for caring responsibilities and reinforces Paid Parental Leave is not a welfare payment \u2013 it is a workplace entitlement just like annual and sick leave.\u201d \u2013 Minister for Social Services, Amanda Rishworth<\/p>\n

According to the government, this reform, along with the proposed expansion to Paid Parental Leave is key to women\u2019s economic security and is beneficial for the broader economy. Currently, subject to meeting eligibility conditions, a family can receive up to 20 weeks (or 100 payable days) of Government PPL at rate of $176.55 a day before tax or $882.75 per 5-day week (at the national minimum wage for children born or adopted from 1 July 2023). 2 weeks out of the 20 weeks is reserved for each parent.<\/p>\n