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Working parents and the holiday care gap

Australian school holidays run roughly twelve weeks a year and annual leave…

Christmas holidays: six weeks is a long time

The Australian summer break has three distinct phases and most households plan…

Asking for flexible work: what to say and put in writing

A flexible work request lands better as a specific proposal than as…

Working from home with school-age kids

The 3.30 problem is the one worth solving, because the rest of…

Australian Government Paid Parental Leave in plain English

The government payment and employer parental leave are two different things and…

Child Care Subsidy explained

The structure of the subsidy matters more than the rate, because the…

Enrichment for a bored dog when you work full time

Ten minutes in the morning, using food you already buy, occupies most…