The FairWork Obudsman provides information and advice about your workplace rights and obligations. Case studies, examples of requests for flexible work and templates to help write to your employer to request flexible working arrangements can be found here.

For more information download FairWork's Factsheets and Best Practice Guides here .

The Workplace Gender Equality Agency is an Australian Government statutory agency established by the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012.

The Agency is charged with promoting and improving gender equality in Australian workplaces. It works collaboratively with employers providing advice, practical tools and education to help them improve their gender performance.

The Agency has a range of information and tools to support organisations to work on flexibility in the workplace. A range of publications and tools can be accessed here .

The Supporting Working Parents website is an Australian Government initiative that provides guides and toolkits to support both employers and employees.

This Toolkit for Employers promotes understanding of the laws relating to pregnant employees, employees on parental leave and working parents. These laws include the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth), state or territory anti-discrimination legislation, the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and federal, state and territory work health and safety legislation. These laws apply to most workplaces in Australia.

Guides and tools to support both employers and employees can be downloaded here .

The NSW Public Service Commission's tools, templates and guidance (including myth busters) to support its staff to make flexible working work in the NSW public sector.

To access these resources click here .

The Victorian Public Service Commission has publicly available tools and information for Making Flexible Work a Success and Flexible Work Myths and Facts.

To access these resources click here .

The Queensland Government have resources to help plan and manage a high performing flexible workforce, including examples from across the Queensland public service.

To access these tools please click here .

For an overview of flexible work arrangements in the Queensland public sector download the brochure.

The Equilibrium Challenge is a series of micro-documentaries that follow the lives of five professional men as they negotiate and move towards flexible working arrangements.

The Equilibrium Challenge aims to advance the take up of flexible work practices in order to allow people to achieve greater equilibrium in their lives.

To access these resources click here .

The Paid Parental Leave Scheme provides financial support for up to 18 weeks to help eligible parents take time off work to care for a newborn or recently adopted child. To be eligible, the parent must:

• be the primary carer of a newborn or recently adopted child
• meet the Paid Parental Leave work test
• meet the Paid Parental Leave income test
• be on leave or not working from the time you become your child's primary carer until the end of your Paid Parental Leave period

If you are an employer, further information can be found here.

Dad and Partner Pay supports dads or partners to care for a newborn or recently adopted child with up to two weeks government funded pay. Eligibility requirements include:

• provide care for a newborn or recently adopted child
• meet a work and income test
• be on unpaid leave or not working while getting the payment
• make a claim within 52 weeks of the child’s birth or adoption.

For further information about government payments and services for families visit the Australian Government Department of Human Services website.