Bill
Fair Work Amendment (Paid Reproductive Health Leave and Flexible Work Arrangements) Bill 2025
before parliament, as at 2025-07-23.
- Sponsor
- Larissa Waters
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2025-03-26
- second reading — 2025-03-26
- other — 2025-07-21
- other — 2025-07-23
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2025-03-26.
The bill would give employees 12 days of paid reproductive health leave each year under the National Employment Standards and modern awards.
It would also let employees request flexible working arrangements if they experience symptoms of perimenopause or menopause.
The bill would change a 2023 gender equality instrument so the Workplace Gender Equality Agency can collect data on employer supports for staff experiencing menopause and perimenopause.
- Provides 12 days of paid reproductive health leave per year for full-time, part-time and casual employees.
- Allows employees to request flexible working arrangements when experiencing perimenopause or menopause symptoms.
- Amends the Workplace Gender Equality (Matters in relation to Gender Equality Indicators) Instrument 2023 to enable data collection on employer supports for menopause and perimenopause.
Full-time, part-time and casual employees, and employers covered by the Fair Work Act 2009.
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