OECD Review of Family Friendly Policies 

Table of contents

• 1. Introduction and Overview
  • Chapter 2: The Australian Context 
  • Chapter 3: Families and Work
  • Chapter 4: Family Policy Settings
  • Chapter 5: Support for Families in the Workplace
  • Chapter 6: Work and Family Workplace Practices.
  • Conclusion
• 2. The Australian Context
  • 2.1 Basic Demographic Context.
  • 2.2 The Family Context.
  • 2.3 Changes in the Labour Market and the Nature of Work.
• 3. Families and Work
  • 3.1 Joblessness and Families
  • 3.2 ‘Spillover’ from Work to Family.
  • 3.3 Patterns of Time Use.
  • 3.4 Emerging Issues Shaping Policy Development.
• 4. Family Policy Settings
  • 4.1 Family Assistance and In-work Benefits
  • 4.2 Child Care
  • 4.3 Support for Returning to Work
  • 4.4 Family Support.
  • 4.5 Community Support.
  • 4.6 Child Support
  • 4.7 Indigenous Australians
  • 4.8 Summary.
• 5. Support for Families in the Workplace
  • 5.1 Workplace Relations—the role of Governments .
  • 5.2 Employer, Trade Union and Non-government Organisations
  • 5.3 Work and Family Measures in Workplace Relations ‘Instruments’.
  • 5.4 Summary.
• 6. Work and Family Workplace Practices
  • 6.1 Leave provisions
  • 6.2 Flexible Working Arrangements
  • 6.3 Family Care Facilities at Work.
  • 6.4 Trends Amongst Leading 0rganisations in Australia
  • 6.5 Summary
• 7. Appendices
  • Appendix A: Work and Family Life Consortium Membership and Steering Committee Membership
  • Appendix B: Federal Government Payments to Families.
  • Appendix C: Government Agencies with Responsibilities for Work and Family Issues
  • Appendix D: Anti-discrimination Legislation.
  • Appendix E: Government Work and Family Public Awareness Activities.
  • Appendix F: Work and Family Provisions in Certified Agreements
• 8. Glossary
• References
  
  
• Figures
  • Figure 1: Part-time Employment as a Proportion of Total Employment, 1980 to 2000
  • Figure 2: Labour Force Participation Rates of Women and Men at Different Ages.
  • Figure 3: Age-specific Labour Force Participation Rates of Australian Women According to Cohort Experience.
• Tables
  • Table 1: Per Cent of Children Living with Both Natural Parents by Age of Child
  • Table 2: Proportion of Part-time Employees Receiving Standard Employment Benefits in Main Job, August 2000
  • Table 3: Average Weekly Hours for Full-Time Employees, by Gender, 1982-2001
  • Table 4: Number (‘000) of Children Aged Under 15 by Labour Force Status of Parent(s), June 2000
  • Table 5: Employment to Population Rates for Single mothers and Married Mothers by Age of Youngest Dependent Child (Per Cent)
  • Table 6: Household Supply of Paid and Unpaid Labour by Household Composition (Hours per Week).
  • Table 7: Proportions of Children in Different Types of Care, June 1999.
  • Table 8: Children in Formal Child Care for Work-related Reasons, 1999
  • Table 9: Paid Maternity and Paid Paternity Leave by Sector, 1995.
  • Table 10: How Employees Take Time Off to Look After Sick Family Members, 1995
  • Table 11: The Type of Work Arrangement Used to Care for Children, 1999.
  • Table 12: Australian Federal Government Payments to Families by Type, Eligibility, Rates, Conditions and Frequency as at 30 July 2001
  • Table 13: Government Agencies with Particular Responsibility for Work and Family Issues in Australia—at the Federal and State/Territory Levels
  • Table 14: Anti-discrimination Legislation that Covers Family Responsibilities
  • Table 15: Multiple Family Friendly Provisions, Federal Certified Agreements 2000 and 2001
  • Table 16: Work and Family Provisions in Federal Certified Agreements, 2000-2001 Average
  • Table 17: Work and family Provisions in Federal certified agreements, 1997-2001
  • Table 18: Work and Family Provisions in Australian Workplace Agreements, 1998-99 Average.