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A WOMAN has divided opinion after she revealed she ditched being maid of honour at her best friend's wedding to work instead. Amy Dikinson, from Queensland, Australia, was originally looking forward to supporting her childhood bestie on her big day. Advertisement 4 She had already put a lot of time and money into the work event when her friend allegedly booked her wedding on the same day Credit: tiktok/@amzdicko 4 Amy claimed her friend had always been jealous of her Credit: Getty But that all quickly went downhill when Amy received the invitation only to realise the wedding day clashed with a work event already in her calendar. Taking to TikTok, Amy explained that although the story might put her in a bad light, it was really her mate who caused all the drama. It turns out that the work event was no little obligation Amy could get out of, but rather a big event for her own business she'd been planning for ages and had already put a lot of time and money into. "My best friend decided to book her wedding on the same day, was this intentional? I think so," Amy explained in the viral video. Advertisement READ MORE ON WEDDINGS DECKED OUT We got quoted £7k to hire 'rustic barn' for our wedding so booked a village hall BUDGET BRIDE I tried out Shein wedding dresses - the cheapest was £40, but a £116 gown won In the clip, the entrepreneur went on to call her former best friend "petty and bitter". So, Amy made her feelings known loud and clear by ripping up the invitation and sending it back to her friend, along with her bridesmaid dress which she also cut into multiple pieces. Speaking to Femail , Amy said this isn't the first time her friend has been so petty, and noted that she'd always been a little bit jealous of her success. "We would go shopping and something would look amazing and she would screw her face up and say she hates it - but then something would look awful and she would say to buy it," Amy said. Advertisement Most read in Fabulous CHEERS! Shoppers run to Primark for ‘cute’ Netflix show merch and cry ‘we need everything’ HAIR ME OUT Reverse hair loss for good by introducing five 'key role' foods into your diet SOFA, SO GOOD I'm an interiors pro - the 5 sofa mistakes making your living room look cheap OH HEIR You'd be horrified to see the royals' Xmas gift haul - this is what happens to them What made Amy even more convinced her friend had booked her wedding on the same day on purpose was the fact it was "a random Thursday in February" - not a day with any meaning to her pal. "It's a Thursday! That makes it so much worse, who is getting married on a Thursday? She definitely did that on purpose," one person commented on the video. I'm engaged & bought a load of Shein wedding dresses to try out - the cheapest was £40, but a £116 gown beat the rest And another wrote: "Your friend was clearing sabotaging your business!" Amy replied to one of the comments, revealing that she ended up blocker her former bestie on social media because of the drama. Advertisement Meanwhile, someone else said: "You definitely need to reconsider this friendship and boundaries. She doesn't sound like your best friend. Best friend and longest friend are different." And others suggested Amy should call the venue to see if she had really booked her wedding for the same day. However, not everyone was convinced by Amy's story and thought she could be making it all up to get attention for her business. "I feel like this story is really good marketing for your event, I'm not sure if it's true but slay," one person commented. Advertisement "Sorry, but this scream marketing," another said. Read more on the Scottish Sun SNOW JOKE Snow maps reveal the Scotland areas forecast to have a white Christmas OFF THE AIR 'Gutted to hear this', fans cry as BBC Scotland series axed after 19 years And someone else agreed: "This seems like a really good ad for the event." Our wedding guides Got a number of weddings coming up? Get ready with our wedding guides. The best high street bridesmaid dresses that we’re loving The best high street wedding dresses What to wear to a summer wedding What to wear to a winter wedding 4 Amy claimed she cut up her maid of honour dress and sent it back to her friend Credit: tiktok/@amzdicko Advertisement 4 She also called the wedding venue to check if there was a booking on the day Credit: GettyThe Sweden midfielder hailed Saturday’s 4-0 thrashing of the champions as the best game of his career. The 24-year-old delivered an outstanding performance as Spurs shattered the champions’ 52-game unbeaten home run, helping start the rout with a superb cross for James Maddison’s opening goal. Kulusevski said: “I believed (we would win) this because in the past years, we’ve come here and played really well. “So this is the game I look forward to most in the year and, once again, it happened – glory to God. “I’d say it’s the best result ever in my career. It’s a big night for the whole club, for the coach, for the players. “Because City have a lot of the ball sometimes, we can rest when we defend. There’s also so much space up there, we play one against one and then it’s always dangerous because we have a lot of quality. “It’s always great to play great teams because they always want to play football. When you play lower teams, sometimes it’s not. There’s not much football played because they are a lot of fouls, a lot of injuries and it’s slow going.” Maddison stole the show with two goals in quick succession in the first half while Pedro Porro and Brennan Johnson later got on the scoresheet. Kulu-chef-ski cooked 👨🍳 📊 — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) Yet Kulusevski’s performance was also eye-catching and the player himself believes there is plenty more to come from him. Asked if his form made him feel “unstoppable”, Kulusevski said: “I feel like that. I feel very good and I’m trying to keep this way. I’m very happy, I’m trying to improve. “I started the season good but there is over half of the season left and I hope I can do much better. “I think I have something that no other player has. With my engine, with my heart – I don’t get tired – I feel like I can do a lot still in my career.” Spurs have won more matches against Pep Guardiola's Man City than any other side 👀 — Premier League (@premierleague) Tottenham’s scintillating performance marked a spectacular return to form after their dismal loss to Ipswich in their previous Premier League outing. Kulusevski said: “We have to be much more consistent. It’s not a turning point. We just have to be better in other games. “This game suited us perfectly but we have a lot of improvement to make in the other games.”
December 11, 2024 This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlightedthe following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: fact-checked trusted source proofread by Monash University A new study from the Monash Business School has found that fathers and partners still struggle to take up paid parental leave, despite legal changes that were designed to clear the way. Australia offers unpaid parental leave for 12 months, under the National Employment Standards of the Fair Work Act, which covers most employees. To access paid parental leave, parents must rely on minimum wage payments under the Paid Parental Leave Act (PPL Act) for up to 20 weeks or an employer's parental leave policy. Legal amendments to the PPL Act that took effect in July 2023 sought to remove assumptions such as automatically assigning birth mothers as primary caregivers and fathers as 'secondary' caregivers. The study states that, before July 2023, the PPL Act offered eligible 'primary' caregivers 18 weeks of payments at the national minimum wage, while eligible 'secondary' caregivers were offered two. "Birth mothers' were automatically assigned the role of primary caregiver unless exceptional circumstances applied, such as where they were deemed to be 'incapable of caring for the child' or it was considered unreasonable for the birth mother to care for the child. Secondary caregiver payments were referred to as 'dad and partner pay," a payment that 'birth mothers' were prohibited from accessing. Published in the Federal Law Review , the study led by Dr. Amanda Selvarajah from Monash Business School's Department of Business, Law and Taxation explored barriers to gender equal take up based on an analysis of the PPL Act and employers' parental leave policies. It drew upon data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) and interviews with human resource professionals. Dr. Selvarajah said overall, the changes to the PPL Act had improved its accessibility, utility and flexibility. "However, despite a professed intention to improve fathers' parental leave usage, the PPL Act maintains several barriers that may compromise its gender equal utilization," she said. "This is largely because the PPL Act continues to require parents in coupled households to share their payments between them to have an equal entitlement." The study found the PPL Act maintains key barriers to gender equal takeup including: Parents are still expected to share all but two weeks of the payments as only two weeks of parental leave is non-transferrable, disregarding the social, financial and biological reasons that birth parents take parental leave first and for longer periods. A 'primary caregiver' requirement to access parental leave persists in practice, discouraging shared parenting, as only two weeks of payments can be accessed concurrently. The payments continue to be set at the minimum wage. Low rates of wage replacement discourage fathers from taking parental leave who are usually the main breadwinner in their families. "Promisingly, employer parental leave policies are often fully compensated. However, WGEA data suggests this is only offered in 68 percent of organizations with over 100 employees. Many organizations therefore do not offer any policies of their own," Dr. Selvarajah said. Discover the latest in science, tech, and space with over 100,000 subscribers who rely on Phys.org for daily insights. Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates on breakthroughs, innovations, and research that matter— daily or weekly . Where employers do offer their own parental leave policies, recent WGEA data also suggests that only 17 percent of parental leave use was taken up by men. Interviews with HR professionals revealed how employer policies often mirrored key features of the PPL Act with even more restrictions, discouraging take up among men: Organizations still delineate between primary and secondary caregivers Limits on concurrent use were prevalent Time limits to access parental leave were common (usually within 12 months) The average length of employer-provided primary caregiver leave is only 12 weeks Length of service requirements are often more stringent than PPL Act eligibility Employer's parental leave rarely had any flexibility incorporated unless negotiated for or requested There is still prevalent cultural resistance to fathers taking extended periods of leave "In the short term, these findings emphasize the need for organizations to consider the structural and cultural barriers that may be preventing fathers from taking on more caregiving responsibilities," Dr. Selvarajah said. "If left unaddressed, these barriers will continue to perpetuate gender inequality in the workplace and at home. "The study reveals how the industry relies on legislation to take the lead in parental leave policy design. Further legislative reforms are crucial to help normalize equal caregiving by both parents, reducing the gender divide in unpaid labor. "This could lead to broader societal benefits, including improved gender equality in career opportunities and economic outcomes for women." More information: Amanda Darshini Selvarajah, The Regulation of Paid Parental Leave in Australia: Delivering Gendered Patterns of Care, Federal Law Review (2024). DOI: 10.1177/0067205X241305797 Provided by Monash University
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