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12-month paid maternity leave announced by Cricket Australia

By Saurabh Sharma October 11, 2019 • 10:33 AM View: 793

Melbourne, Oct 11: Cricket Australia on Friday launched a parental leave policy to support professional cricketers' through pregnancy, adoption, their return to play and parental responsibilities.

The policy entitles players who give birth or adopt to transition into a non-playing role with up to 12 months of paid leave. The policy also guarantees a contract extension in the following year, in line with the contractual arrangements of the players.

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