‘Maternity Leave’ Jettisoned for ‘Birth-Related Leave’ in Queensland, Australia

‘Maternity Leave’ Jettisoned for ‘Birth-Related Leave’ in Queensland, Australia
The Queensland government is looking to remove gendered expressions from the Industrial Relations Act. Bojan Milinkov/Shutterstock
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Queensland employers will no longer be allowed to use the terms “maternity leave” or “her” and will instead be forced to adopt gender-neutral terms “long birth-related leave” and “pregnant employee.” 
Criticism has been ongoing for months after the Palaszczuk government introduced several amendments to the state’s Industrial Relations Act 2016.
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