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Australian Institute of Family Studies
- information and links to research relating to family matters.
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace (EOWA)
- information about equal opportunity for women in the workplace, and ways for organisations to achieve equal opportunity for women.
Regional Australia Portal
- information and links to Australian Government programmes and services relevant to people living in non-metropolitan, rural and remote Australia.
Families Portal
- online government information and services, providing information for families with children, from Commonwealth and State/Territory Government agencies.
Women.gov.au
- online government information, research, services and resources that are targeted at women or of specific relevance to women.
Workplace Authority (WA)
- the central point of contact for free advice and information on Australia's workplace relations system for employers and employees. The Workplace Authority also accepts lodgements of workplace agreements and assesses whether they pass the Fairness Test.
Workplace Ombudsman
- impartially assists and enforces compliance with Commonwealth workplace laws including the Workplace Relations Act 1996, the Independent Contractors Act 2006 and associated regulations.
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA)
- information about policies, income support and assistance for families and their children, senior citizens, people with disabilities, carers and community groups.
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC)
- information about issues relating to discrimination.
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State and Territory Work and Family Links
Tasmania
Women Tasmania
- information and resources for issues affecting women, such as family and community safety, leadership and participation, and women in work and education.
Work Standards Tasmania
- information about legislation and regulations relating to Tasmanian Businesses.
Office of Industrial Relations
- provides advice on issues such as employment and management policies and practices and Tasmanian employment legislation.
South Australia
SafeWork SA
- Wages and Conditions/Work and Family.
Office for Women
- information and links that are targeted at women or of specific relevance to women.
Women's Information Service
- information, support and referral services for all women.
Department of Families and Communities
- information and links aimed at enhancing the well-being of individuals, families and communities.
New South Wales
New South Wales Department of Women
- information about policies, programs, and projects for the women in New South Wales.
Office of Industrial Relations – Work and Family
- information to employers and employees about work and family provisions in New South Wales industrial relations and offer best practice advise for the balancing of work and family responsibilities.
Victoria
Industrial Relations Victoria - Work and Family
- information on developements in the field of work and family balance; useful tips for employers and employees; recent research related to work and family balance; information on Victorian Government initiatives in relation to work and family balance.
Department of Premier and Cabinet - Population policy
- information about the Victorian Government's vision for growing the population in an economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable manner.
Office of Women's Policy
- information about policies, programs, and projects for the women in Victoria.
Western Australia
Department of Consumer and Employment Protection
– Work and Family - information about work and family (workplace initiatives), pay equity and mature employment.
Department for Community Development
- information and links to Western Australian Government programmes and services relevant to the entire Western Australian community.
Equal Opportunity Commission
- information about equal opportunity employment in Western Australia.
Queensland
Department of Industrial Relations - Work and Family
- information about family-friendly workplace strategies that are being developed to help workers better balance their lives while maintaining workplace productivity.
Office for Women
- information about policies, programs and projects for women in Queensland.
Australian Capital Territory
ACT Office for Women
- information about policies, programs and projects for women in the ACT.
ACT Workcover
- information about parental, annual and long service leave in the ACT.
Industrial Relations and Public Sector Management Group
- information about ACT public sector employment, and industrial relations policy in the ACT. Also contains the publication "Expectant and new mothers in ACT workplaces".
Northern Territory
Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment - Equity, Diversity and Flexibility
- information about flexible work practices in the Northern Territory public sector.
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International Work and Family Links
International
International Labour Organization (ILO)
- information and links to conventions and recomendations made by the ILO
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
- information on international workplace relations.
United Kingdom
Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
- information about helping parents better control the balance between work and family, while ensuring the needs of business are met. Information on the website includes:
Flexible Work and Work-Life Balance
Flexible Working: the right to request and the duty to consider
Pregnancy at Work
Paternity Leave
Adoption Leave and Pay
Parental Leave
New Zealand
Work-Life Balance Project
- information about the Work-Life Balance project, as well as information, resources and news items.
Entitlements to Parental Leave
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fact sheet on Parental Leave entitlements in New Zealand.
Women and Employment
- information about affecting women in the workplace.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Trust
- information about equity and diversity in the workplace.
Canada
Work-life Balance in Canadian Workplaces
- information about programs and policies that facilitate work-life balance.
Employment Standards
- information about minimum employment standards in Canada, including family-related and other leave.
Work and Family Provisions in Canadian Collective Agreements
- information about work and family provisions that are present in Canadian collective agreements.
European Union
The European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
- information about current working conditions in European countries.
The European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- news and analysis on European Industrial Relations.
EIRO article - Family related leave and industrial relations
- article about the current family-related leave entitlements in European countries.
Work-Life Balance (EWCO)
- information about work-life balance issues in European countries.
United States of America
Department of Labor – Women’s Bureau
- information about policies, programs and projects for working women in the USA.
Fam
ily and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- summary of the Act.
Flexible schedules
- information about flexible working hours.
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