Extension of Paid Parental Leave
ACT Labor will:• make Paid Parental Leave available to every worker who needs it, including:
a. workers on casual, temporary or fixed term contracts
b. workers on any period of paid or unpaid leave (including employer directed stand down)
c. carers of children placed on permanent care orders
d. all workers regardless of length of service and number of hours worked
• work to extend the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave from 26 weeks in 2026 to achieve 52 weeks.