Story: Gender inequalities

Paid parental leave

Labour MP Willow-Jean Prime introduces the third reading of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Bill, which provided for 22 weeks of paid parental leave from 1 July 2018 and 26 weeks from 1 July 2020. It was passed unanimously. Extension to paid parental leave was a key Labour Party policy in the 2017 election campaign. The Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act built on a private member’s bill introduced by Labour MP Sue Moroney in 2015. This was passed by Parliament in 2016 but vetoed by the National-led government on cost grounds.

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Anne Else, 'Gender inequalities - Paid employment', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/video/46871/paid-parental-leave (accessed 26 April 2024)

Story by Anne Else, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 20 Jun 2018