Work & Family

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• Mature Aged Carers in the Workforce Project - Video Opportunity
• The Parental Leave in Australia Survey
• Maternity at Work
• Family Provisions Case 2005
• Flexible Work Practices
• Parental (maternity & paternity) Leave
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Publications
• Adoption Leave changes
• Related Links
• NSW Government Work and Family Strategy 
• Pay Equity 
  

Our commitment

The New South Wales Government recognises that managing work and family responsibilities is one of the toughest challenges that employers and employees face. We are committed to helping NSW businesses work with their employees to establish effective work and family practices.

Balancing work and family responsibilities

As Australian working families have moved away from the traditional model of the male breadwinner and the female homemaker toward two income families, organisations and individuals have to grapple with the tensions and conflicts that may arise while trying to fulfil the dual role of wage earner and family carer.

The aim of this site is to provide clear, accessible information to employers and employees about the work and family provisions in New South Wales industrial legislation and offer best practice advice for the balancing of work and family responsibilities.

The need for flexible working arrangements

There is a growing awareness of the need for flexible working arrangements to enable members of the NSW workforce to optimise their use of both work and private time to achieve efficiency and good recruitment/retention outcomes for business and manageable family lives for working people. The NSW government is committed to encouraging and enabling employers and employees in the design of flexible workplace agreements and policies to further these ends.