Government Paid Mat leave 1st July 2009

[Pretty Butterfly]

Those receiving PML will get almost $10,000 in 18 weeks, the $12,000 is for 52 weeks......

So around $230 per week for SAHM for the year.

[Jennifer13]

Hope you don't mind, fiona, but I'm adding the news release to the News section as well!

[FabFiona]

No worries. I am on a few mailing lists at work for stuff like this, so I'll post others that I think might be relevant.

Cheers,
Fiona

[tattoo_mama]

are they phasing out FTBB altogether? as in if im still a SAHM in 2011 the FTBB wont be around? or is it only if you get pg and choose the paid mat leave?

[Counting Days]

i am sure before 2011 they will have changed their mind a few times

[nikkers37]

well, we were planning to TTC by the end of this year, and fingers crossed we have our first child before the end of 2010! BUT, does anyone think this seems rather abrupt bringing it in straight like that? For me it would make more sense to stagger it, for instance bringing in 4 weeks paid every six months etc etc....
I'm just imagining this sudden massive increase in pregnancies in march/april 2010 and then a swamping of the public hospitals for january 2011! It's going to be ridiculously busy at that time....i for one don't want to be in a busy hospital giving birth at this time...18 weeks pay or not.
I guess because i work for a public hospital i am thinking about what a huge workload this is going to cause!

[tattoo_mama]

nikkers: im not sure if itll make much difference in the amt of births, depends what type of work people have done before getting pg (i assume ppl will have to have workd for thier employer for at least 12 months to qualify, just as at the moment to get unpaid maternity leave u have to have been there for at least 12 months) and it will be instead of baby bonus/ftbb so ppl will weigh up whats a better option for them at the time.