An unpaid leave was made available to allow workers to take time off from their work to care for children
Country
AustraliaPolicy Area
Parental leaveMeasure
Unpaid parental leaveEligibility
Full-time and part-time employees who had no paid sick or carer's leave left and had to care for family member due to COVID-19 or for children due to the school closureType
N/AStart / Announced Date
22/06/2020End Date
N/AAmount
2 days per occasionTotal Cost
N/ARecipients
ParentsRoute to the child
IndirectSources
OECD (2020) Paid sick leave policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis - Version 30 June 2020. Available at: www.oecd.org/employment/COVID19-paid-sick-leave-policy-responses.xlsxAccess the full dataset here
