Promise check: Legislate 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave

Promise check: Legislate 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave

At the 2022 election, Labor promised to legislate 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave. Here's how the promise is tracking.

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Among a number of measures aimed at ending family, domestic and sexual violence, Labor promised to legislate 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave.

This promise is consistent with the findings published by the Fair Work Commision (FWC) in May 2022 in relation to a four-yearly review of family and domestic violence leave, with the full FWC bench concluding:

"It is our provisional view that the insertion into modern awards of the provisional model term for 10 days paid FDV leave is necessary to achieve the modern awards objective."

Speaking at the National Press Club days after this finding, then opposition leader Anthony Albanese said Labor welcomed "the decision by the Fair Work Commission" granting "millions of Australians" access to 10 days paid domestic and family violence leave.

"A Labor government will introduce legislation in the next parliament to make ten days paid domestic and family violence leave the law of the land," Mr Albanese said.

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IN FULL: The Hon. Anthony Albanese MP, Leader of the Opposition, Federal Election Address to the NPC

Mr Albanese made the promise at the National Press Club.

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Assessing the promise

This promise will be delivered when a bill passes both houses of parliament amending the Fair Work Act to include provisions for 10 days paid domestic and family violence leave.

Here's how the promise is tracking:

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