What does the Paid Parental Leave scheme mean for employers?
Employers must provide Parental Leave Pay to an eligible employee who:
- has a child born or adopted from 1 July 2011
- has worked for you for at least 12 months prior to the expected date of birth or adoption
- will be your employee for their Paid Parental Leave period
- is an Australian-based employee, and
- is expected to receive at least eight weeks of Parental Leave Pay.
If your employee does not meet the above criteria, you are not required to provide Parental Leave Pay. However, if you both agree you can still choose to provide it to your employee. You need to register for Centrelink Business Online Services and then opt-in to provide Parental Leave Pay before your employee lodges their claim for the scheme.
Your business must have an Australia Business Number to participate in the scheme.
Centrelink will contact you if you are required to provide Parental Leave Pay to an employee.
The Family Assistance Office will provide Parental Leave Pay to an eligible parent who does not receive it from their employer.
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