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Sara Edwards

@saramedwards

Working Parents Coach. Educator. Flexible Work Specialist. I support working parents and the organisations that employ them.

 Northern NSW, Australia
Joined October 2014
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Ireland is giving employees the legislative right to request #remotework. Under the integrated bill, there will be an obligation placed on the employer to consider both their needs and the needs of employees when considering a request. businessplus.ie/news/13-reas…
Employers no longer able to use the 13 grounds to refuse remote working

Employers no longer able to use the 13 grounds to refuse remote working

The government is folding the Right to Request Remote Work Bill into the Work Life Balance Bill that is expected to be voted through the Oireachtas by the end

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@AlboMP14 Oct 2022
I'll be announcing this in a speech later today, but I wanted to share it with you here first. This is the biggest boost to Paid Parental Leave since it was introduced. Six months of paid time off - and the flexibility to choose how to split it between parents.
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⁦@AlboMP⁩ to expand paid #parentalleave scheme to 26 weeks with incentives for fathers and secondary carers to use their entitlements and divide the responsibility to childcare more evenly #workingparents #childcare #genderequity abc.net.au/news/2022-10-14/l…
Labor unveils plan to expand paid parental leave scheme to 26 weeks

Labor unveils plan to expand paid parental leave scheme to 26 weeks

The federal government announces a plan to gradually increase paid parental leave entitlements until parents have six months of paid leave per family by 2026. 

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Australia needs to put children front and centre in policymaking, and this means valuing parents and early educators. Increasing parental leave and the pay rates of early educators is the bare minimum. #earlylearningmatters thepolicymaker.jmi.org.au/ch…

Child responsive budgeting: Why Australia needs to put children front and centre in policymaking

For Australia to become more inclusive—where no one is left behind—children need to be front of mind for policymakers when developing and implementing our post-Covid recovery framework.

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We refuse to value care - why sexism is at the core of our early childhood crisis #earlylearningmatters thesector.com.au/2022/06/29/…

We refuse to value care - why sexism is at the core of our early childhood crisis

The introduction of an extra year of education for three and four-year olds in New South Wales (by 2030) and Victoria (by 2025) is an ambitious initiative. Articles in response argue that promises to...

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I completely agree. I am excited to see this well overdue investment in early childhood, but when the care and education of those under 5 is reliant on a sector of underpaid and undervalued women, it just feels off.
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"It's one thing to extend preschool, but where is the supply of remarkable teachers we need?" Flinders University academic Rachael Hedger asks the question on the lips of many. thesector.com.au/2022/06/20/…

It's one thing to extend preschool. But where is the supply of the remarkable teachers we need?

This (past) week, Victoria and New South Wales jointly announced a universal preschool year for all 4-year-old children, offering 30-hours of fully subsided ‘pre-prep’ or ‘pre-kindergarten’. Victoria...

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Invisibly slipping into poverty….five generations to come before gender pay gap is closed…a rise in serious mental distress. Maybe that $18m of funding for the future leaders charity could go to a women’s health institute instead? lens.monash.edu/@medicine-he… #MonashLens
Time for a fair go to support health and wellbeing for Australian women – Monash Lens

Time for a fair go to support health and wellbeing for Australian women – Monash Lens

Single Australian women over 60 are the most likely to live in poverty, earning less than $30,000 a year, and it's taking a heavy emotional toll, with mental distress on the rise.

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@NimkoAli3 Nov 2021
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A new report by @UNSWCanberra shows that not everyone is happy about hybrid work, but it is the way of the future. #HybridWork #flexibleworking #remoteworking #FutureofWork newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/ge…
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Thank you @angelapriestley for sharing your experience with brilliant jerks so candidly. A great way to finish an insightful day at the Workplace Mental Health Symposium #WMHS21 #brilliantjerks
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@anzmha20 Sep 2021
Our last keynote for #WMHS21 is none other than @angelapriestley, Founding Editor of @WomensAgenda, who will give delegates insight on building respective and inclusive workplaces.
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A brilliant session from Bill Neto from @CentreforWHS on psychological safety in #flexiblework and #remotework arrangements.
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@anzmha20 Sep 2021
Kicking us off for #WMHS21 is Bill Neto, Research Manager at @CentreforWHS, whose topical presentation will discuss a best practice guide for promoting psychosocial safety in flexible work arrangements, with an emphasis on working from home employees.
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Great article by ⁦@wtuohy⁩ sharing evidence, expertise and personal experience and showing why this pandemic is setting back women’s economic progress. ⁦Please read. theage.com.au/national/worki…

Working mothers on the brink as pandemic burdens collide

Working women carrying extra care and home-schooling are going to the wall in the latest lockdowns, but experts say much can be done to support their wellbeing.

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"There is no early education if there are no early educators," says @helengibbo from @UnitedWorkersOz at the launch of this new report: Exhausted, Undervalued and Leaving: The crisis in Early Education. bigsteps.org.au/wp-content/u… #auspol #ozearlyed
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Children attending early learning services are 33% less likely to be developmentally vulnerable when they start school than those who do not attend early learning services... and that's why #earlylearningmatters! Source: bit.ly/3iXFfU6 #ozearlyed #ecec #auspol2021
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“#Childcare is currently unaffordable for many families across Australia. The changes that are due to come into effect in July 2022 will ensure that it remains unaffordable for many families." au.finance.yahoo.com/news/ch… #auspol #ozearlyed
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The new UNICEF report has seen Australia ranked 37 of the 41 richest countries on access to childcare. “Australia is desperately lagging behind most of the world’s prosperous nations on recognising the value of early learning" said @JayWeatherill (bit.ly/3yP3f22)
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The unsurprising barriers preventing many Dads from using paternity leave. #workingparents #flexiblwork #parentalleave bbc.com/worklife/article/202… via @BBC_Worklife

Paternity leave: The hidden barriers keeping men at work

Paternity leave, which comes with multiple benefits, is more widely offered than ever before. So, why aren't more men taking it?

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COVID-19 has exacerbated gender inequity in STEM: A new report launched today by @Science_Academy shows the impact of #COVID19 on #womeninSTEMM in APAC => job insecurity, more family responsibilities & work, reduced productivity & mental health. Read more: womeninscienceaust.org/new-r…
Laboratory Researcher - Dr Hwee Ong

ALT Laboratory Researcher - Dr Hwee Ong

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A company-wide week off work won't cure collective burnout - HRM online #flexiblework #hybridworking #remotework #leadership #mentalhealth #burnout hrmonline.com.au/topics/heal…
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