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WEL-Informed the Newsletter of Women’S Electoral Lobby NSW Issue No 412 February 2012 WEL-Informed The Newsletter of Women’s Electoral Lobby NSW Inside this issue: WELA Pre Budget 2 Submission Convenor’s Report 4 WIPAN—Worthy of 5 Support Green Growth and 5 Women NSW Women’s Plan 6 Busy Mums Want 8 More Paid Work World of Women 9 Film Festival Insecure Work 10 Time Bomb—Review 10 Next WEL meeting Wednesday 7 March 6.00 pm at 66 Albion Street Surry Hills ALL WELCOME RSVP 02 9212 4374 SEE INFORMATION ABOUT INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY FOR 2012 ON PAGE 11 WEL NSW Inc is a member of WEL Australia and is WELA PRE BUDGET SUBMISSION dedicated to creating a society where women’s participation and potential WEL members across Australia recently worked together to submit a pre budget are unrestricted, acknow- submission to the Federal Government. Below are the recommendations put for- ledged and respected, where ward by WEL Australia for a number of key policy areas affecting women. Our women and men share equally in society’s more detailed pre budget submission can be found on the WELA and WELNSW responsibilities and rewards. websites at http://www.wel.org.au and http://www.welnsw.org.au. WELNSW Office - Phone/fax: Clean Energy (02) 9212 4374 Children’s Services Email: [email protected] Website: Employment www.welnsw.org.au. Tax Reform and Superannuation ABN 50 242 525 012 Affordable Housing WEL-Informed, the newsletter of Women’s WEL Australia is part of the Equality Rights Alliance (ERA) and supports a number Electoral Lobby NSW, is of ERA’s policy recommendations for the 2012-13 Federal Budget, as indicated in published bi-monthly and may be received in hardcopy [the following] recommendations. We also support ERA’s recommendations in or by email. relation to Violence Against Women as included in ERA’s own submission. Subscription is by member- ship of WEL NSW for Clean Energy Recommendation individuals (concessions available) or by institution. That inequities in proposed household assistance be addressed by implementation All members are invited and of an increase of $50 per week in allowance payments (Newstart and Youth Al- encouraged to contribute or lowance) OR by extending the $10 per week Utilities Allowance to those social comment. Ideas, comments, articles or security recipients who are currently ineligible. clippings from other media all gratefully accepted. Children’s Services Recommendations Content may be edited. The editor(s) happily read 1. That the Government take into account the findings of the forthcoming emails sent to (March 2012) workshop on strategies to expand the pool of Out of School [email protected] and Hours service providers .This workshop is being co-sponsored by ERA, Se- hard copy articles or letters can be posted to the WEL curity for Women and NFAW. office. 2. In the short term in 2012-2013 extra funds should be made available: Deadlines for contributions to the next edition will be To cover establishment grants for new OOSC services both targeted for 20th April. older children, and, where demand exceeds supply in identified areas, WEL-Informed is copyright. Material may be reproduced, for younger children. acknowledgement required. To offer extra subsidies for low income families to reduce the gap fees to Editorial/mailout team: no more than $8 per day or $30 per week for families on less than WELNSW Communications $50,000 per annum, and a sliding scale above this. Group, Josefa Green, Anne Barber, Anna Logan 3. That WEL endorses the position of ERA and NFAW as put forward in their Join the national WEL email submission to the 2011 Tax Forum, “Women’s Voices” as follows: list, email your name, email address and your WEL group (eg NSW) to owner-wel- Parents using out of school care (OOSC) and vacation care services [email protected] should be entitled to benefits on the same basis as approved child care services on condition that the person supervising the child(ren) holds DISCLAIMER Views expressed in WEL- appropriate qualifications and the daily cap should be adjusted to reflect Informed are those of the the hours of care; and writers and do not necessarily reflect WEL policy. Unsigned material, The programs offered in OOSC for older children (9 – 14) should be re- apart from inserts, is by the viewed to ensure they are appropriate for the target age group. WEL-Informed editorial team. (Continued on page 3) Page 2 WEL-Informed February 2012 (Continued from page 2) Parents using child care services in the home should be entitled to benefits on the same basis as ap- proved child care services on condition that the person caring for the child(ren) holds appropriate qualifications and immigration status, and that all relevant industrial relations and Occupational Health and Safety obligations are met. The fringe benefits tax exemption for child care benefits provided by an employer is currently very restrictive, and only available to a limited number of employees. We recommend: The current FBT exemption for child care be extended to include payments to approved child care providers outside the employer’s premises, but the exemption be capped equivalent to CCR; or Alternatively the existing FBT exemption should be removed. Employment Recommendations WEL very strongly commends the Federal Government for its commitment to fund the forthcoming Fairwork Australia decision. Tax Reform and Superannuation—ERA Recommendations endorsed by WEL 1. Remove the threshold below which employers are not required to make superannuation contributions, managed in a way that does not reduce the wages of low paid workers. 2. A surcharge of 10% on the superannuation contributions of the top 12% of income earners to fund a Fair Retirement Supplement program. Estimated investment and revenue: $750m in 2013-14 funded through superannuation surcharge. 3. Implement recommendation 99 of the Henry Report, combining CCB and CCR into a single benefit, with- out reducing child care benefits to low income households. The combined benefit must be work tested to prioritise access, enabling parents to work, study, or attend training; and means tested to ensure that the contribution from low income families does not exceed 10% of the actual cost to the child care provider of providing care. The combined benefit should take into account local variations in child care costs without encouraging fee gouging. Estimated investment: Cost neutral. Administrative savings could be used to increase rates. Affordable Housing Recommendations 1. WEL strongly endorsed ERA’s call for more gender based metrics in relation to how women are impacted by the shortage of affordable housing, such as gender disaggregated data in relation to the outcomes of the National Affordable Housing Agreement, National Partnership Agreements, National Rental Afforda- bility Scheme, and Social Housing Initiative. 2. WEL further joins Shelter & other advocacy groups in urging for the development of a National Housing Strategy as a policy framework for NAHA Mark II, covering a range of affordable housing options such as affordable rental, transitional/supported housing, home ownership programs and housing controlled by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 3. As proposed by ERA, WEL supports the implementation of Recommendation 14 of the Henry Tax Review to reduce capital gains tax exemption. This could provide additional funding for increased expenditure on affordable housing programs. For every 10% reduction in the capital gains tax exemption, tax revenue would increase by $1b. By reducing the capital gains tax exemption from 50% to 40%, unless the gain is in relation to affordable and social housing through approved entities, Government could invest an additional $1b per year in the National Rental Affordability Scheme, or other affordable housing programs. WEL-Informed February 2012 Page 3 CONVENOR’S REPORT – WEL'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY Last year WEL celebrated the close of 2011 with our Christmas party co-hosted with Equality Rights Alliance (ERA). It was a lovely evening to get together, reflect on the year and discuss how to shape a feminist new year. It was also a great opportunity to network with ERA members from diverse organisations. This year WEL is celebrating its 40th Anniversary! 40 years of fighting to advance the rights of women in areas from equal pay to reproductive rights, anti-discrimination legislation and sexual assault law reform. Throughout 2012 there will be a variety of celebrations held across Australia to celebrate the last 40 years of our lobbying and activism and acknowledge the many incredible women who have contributed to our his- tory. In NSW we are holding a celebratory dinner at parliament house on Thursday 21st June - so save the date! We'll keep you up to date as plans progress and there will be more information on our website soon. Along with celebrating our wins and the amazing contribution of our members, this year we will be looking to the future. We are compiling a report that reflects the status of women in a number of key areas. From this we will be looking to the work that needs to be done in the coming years. We want to know what you want for the next 40 years. Let us know your priorities for shaping a fairer future for all women and get in touch with us if you want to contribute to our report at [email protected] WEL will be kicking off our feminist new year with the WEL Talks, a series of discussion forums that give members and others the chance to get together. You will hear from prominent women about a variety of key feminist issues and get to have your say. We will discuss issues from the roll out of income manage- ment, to the continued regulation of women's bodies.
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