Taking Reproductive Health Leave to the national level!

This year Together members lead the campaign that saw public sector workers win 10 days reproductive leave each year. This nation-leading entitlement will ensure that public sector workers have access to important reproductive leave when they require it.

Just this week, the Miles government published the Reproductive Health Directive, with the leave coming into effect on 30 September 2024. This is a great win for Together members!

Queensland Union members are building the case for expanding reproductive leave to all Australian workers through national employment standard. Reproductive health can affect any worker at any time of their life and for too long we have been told to carry on despite the chronic effects reproductive health can have on us.

We are calling for Reproductive Leave to be extended to all workers so we can both better manage reproductive health issues. The Queensland public sector Directive covers reproductive conditions such as endometriosis, dysmenorrhea, polycystic ovary syndrome, and menopause symptoms; fertility treatment; preventative screening; treatments such as hysterectomies and vasectomies; and other related conditions.

Queensland Unions have launched the It's For Every Body campaign - a campaign to win leave and flexibility entitlements for workers experiencing reproductive health issues. This week, a delegation from Queensland Unions and the ACTU lobbied federal parliamentarians to include reproductive health leave in the national employment standard, to ensure more workers have access to this leave to manage their reproductive health.

Only union members working together can secure reproductive leave across the country. Join your union today and help us win this vital campaign.