If the
Government had not played politics with a Labour Member’s
Bill, parents of babies born today would have had the
benefit of an extra four weeks paid leave to spend with
them.
“If my Bill to extend paid parental leave to
26 weeks had been implemented today as it could have been,
new mums and dads would have been entitled to 18 weeks paid
parental leave,” Labour MP Sue Moroney says.
“However National MPs delayed the Bill at select
committee under the pretext that they were considering
supporting it, yet have continued to oppose it ever
since.
“Their tactics have included filibustering
other bills to delay a vote on the paid parental leave
extension, while just last week they refused to have the
Bill go through its committee stage with one debate.
“From today, families of new-borns can only reflect on
the improved support they might have had.
Sue
Moroney is now moving an amendment to the Bill which will
see paid parental leave increase to 22 weeks on July 1 2015
and reach 26 weeks by July 1 2017.
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