The devastating loophole the AFL must immediately close
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AFLW players currently receive 12 months of paid parental leave under their collective bargaining agreement. This leave begins six weeks before the player's due date. However, a loophole exists within these current rules.
Under their current CBA, AFLW players are entitled to 12 months of paid parental leave, starting six weeks before their due date. Great. So they should be. But there is a loophole.