Senate proposes employer-funded childcare system in daycare centre bill

In future, it will not be the federal government but employers and, if necessary, employees who will finance supplementary childcare. This is the proposal of the Senate committee. It has submitted its proposals on the daycare centre bill for consultation. More mothers should take up gainful employment after the birth of their children. The House of Representatives, the committee for science, education and culture of the Senate both want this. However, it would like to push through an alternative concept with a childcare allowance. By 11 votes to 1 with one abstention, it passed motions in favour of a corresponding draft bill, as reported by the parliamentary services on Friday. According to the committee for science, education and culture, it will decide which proposals to submit to on the basis of the consultation results. Fear of a bureaucratic monster The details of the bill have not yet been publicised. However, according to the press release, the Senate committee does not want ...