Parental leave payments will have superannuation added after the government moved to implement an election promise.
People who receive government-funded paid parental leave will be paid superannuation on top of the payment under a new government policy. Around 180,000 families a year receive government-funded paid parental leave payments, which from 1 July 2025 will include an extra 12 per cent paid to a superannuation fund. The government has not provided costing for the payments but said more information will be contained in the May budget.
Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth said the payments are a key step to prioritise "gender equality, better value care work and improve women’s workforce participation". "It helps normalise taking time off work for caring responsibilities and reinforces Paid Parental Leave is not a welfare payment – it is a workplace entitlement just like annual and sick leave".
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