Super to be paid on parental leave as Labor seeks to close gender gap

From July 2025, 180,000 families expected to benefit from 12% superannuation paid to parents using paid parental leave

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New mothers and fathers are set to have their superannuation topped up by the federal government when they are taking time off to care for their newborn.

Laws paying superannuation on top of government-funded paid parental leave have been introduced to federal parliament in an attempt to lower the gender gap for retirement savings.