It's For Every Body Campaign for Paid Reproductive Health Leave
Australian unions are stepping up their campaign to secure 10 days of paid reproductive health leave in all workplaces.
The It’s For Every Body campaign is fighting to expand the National Employment Standards (NES) and Fair Work Act (FWA) to include paid leave as well as protection from discrimination based on reproductive health.
Reproductive health issues affect most workers and include conditions like menstruation, pregnancy, menopause, chronic illnesses and reproductive procedures such as IVF.
Women are significantly impacted by these conditions and often leave the workforce earlier than planned and retire with insufficient super.
Employers have a responsibility to support employees in managing their reproductive health.
Work is a fundamental part of most people’s identities, but it is not the only part. Many families face the challenges of accessing fertility treatments and many individual workers live with reproductive health conditions.
They should not face exclusion from the workforce or a lack of paid time to manage these conditions. IEU members have won paid reproductive health leave in some workplaces but it is time to set a standard for all workers.
The It’s For Every Body campaign is jointly led by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and the Queensland Council of Unions (QCU).
Get involved in the campaign
Members can support the It’s For Every Body campaign by seeking paid reproductive health leave in upcoming collective bargaining and signing up to the ACTU/QCU campaign via the link below.