The SDA welcomes the Albanese government’s announcement that it will pay superannuation on government funded paid parental leave from July 1st 2025.

As a union representing a large number of women, many of them lower paid, the SDA has been fighting for this initiative for several years.

It will improve gender equality for tens of thousands of women

Women currently retire with far less superannuation than men and this will be another step to enable them to enjoy a secure retirement.

From July 1st 2025, the government will pay 12 percent superannuation on top of Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave to those families who take such leave to care for their newborns.

More than 180,000 women receive the payment annually.

“My children have now started school so I won’t benefit from this initiative but I have been active in this campaign for those women who will come after me.
“They shouldn’t be disadvantaged in the way women my age were – this is a great step forward for Australian mothers and families.”

Quote from SDA Shop Steward Sam