Maternity leave and return to work in Australia - Accessibility and use in a state utility

Diamond, C., Baird, M. and Whitehouse, G. M. (2007) Maternity leave and return to work in Australia - Accessibility and use in a state utility. Australian Bulletin of Labour, 33 2: 134-157.


Author(s) Diamond, C.
Baird, M.
Whitehouse, G. M.
Title Maternity leave and return to work in Australia - Accessibility and use in a state utility
Journal name Australian Bulletin of Labour
Publication date 2007
Volume number 33
Issue number 2
ISSN 0311-6336
Start page 134
End page 157
Total pages 23
Editor(s) Hancock, K.
Place of publication Australia
Publisher National Institute of Labour Studies Inc
Collection year 2008
Language eng
Subject 379901 Gender Specific Studies
750199 Work not elsewhere classified
C1
Abstract The paper examines access to and use of maternity leave and return to work policies in a large organisation. The analysis is set within the context of evidence from a recent national survey which illustrates the combinations of paid and unpaid leave arrangements utilised by Australian mothers around the birth of a child. The case study provides insight into these combinations and shows how the capacity to access the most advantageous arrangements varies within a particular organisational setting. Employees who are closer to head office, who have developed a good knowledge of current policies and organisational history, and who are in a position to negotiate effectively, tend to be relatively advantaged....
 
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