Family friendly cash boost for small business
Workplace Minister Julia Gilliard has launched a $12 million plan offering small business grants of between $5,000 and $15,000 to make their workplace more family friendly.
The proposed grants have been designed to help retain staff in the economic downturn, along with boosting productivity and promoting family values in the workplace.
Gillard said the grants will encourage businesses to implement “innovative solutions to the work and family challenge.”
The money will be on offer until April 24 and will be offered to businesses who implement family friendly policies including: rosters based around school terms and child friendly hours, job sharing opportunities, unpaid leave for carers, along with family friendly facilities.
Despite this positive step, critics are still pushing the government to implement a paid maternity leave scheme. Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick has said that paid maternity leave will also improve productivity and boost the economy in the short term by providing parents with additional cash.
The government have stalled in their efforts to introduce a paid maternity scheme, citing a slowing economy as the reason behind the decision.
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Hi there,
Ive been searching for a governement grant to help me start a small business at home. Im a single mother of four children so as you can imagine I have practically nothing to start wjith. I dont even have a car.
If I want to start a business which I was thinking of doing a portable sewing company where I go to peoples houses and take measurements for any of their needs like dresses, wedding dresses, formal dresses and even blinds. I have alittle backround in this.
But you see it needs alot to start. I would need a good working machine atleast to start with, a computer to stay up to date , to send pictures through email or even thingd like specifications. And the big one is a car to go around, nut wholesale material, needles, strings and everything i will need to go with this.
Where do I start in even registering a busineess and getting help from the government. ??????
There is so much information on the net im going through but nnothing is really straight forward.
CAN U PLEASE HELP ME START TO CHANGE MY LIFE AROUND AND THEREFOR HAVE A BETTER STANDARD OF LIFE FOR ME AND MY FOUR BOYS…..
fatima Fneich