Recently, federal Opposition leader Tony Abbott unilaterally announced that the federal Coalition, if elected, would implement one of the most extravagant paid parental leave (PPL) schemes in the world.Women in the paid workforce will receive six months’ maternity leave on a government maternity wage at their full pre-leave pay-rate, up to $150,000 per annum and thus $75,000 for the six months, with big business being taxed to pay for the funds. The minimum maternity wage for qualifying mothers …
