July 2024
The Parent’s Leave & Benefit Act 2019 provides for leave to those relevant parents eligible under the Act.
Parent’s Leave Benefit is a payment for people in employment who meet the eligibility criteria to allow them to take time off work to care for their child.
- This leave may be taken any time in the first 24 months after they were born
- Parent’s Leave Benefit leave must be taken in minimum blocks of at least one week
- These weeks can be combined up to a maximum of seven weeks depending on their circumstances
- You must apply for Parent’s Benefit within six months of taking your Parent’s leave.
From August 2024:
- Parent’s Leave & Benefit will increase from 7 weeks to 9 weeks for children born or adopted after 1 August 2024.
- The additional two weeks of Parent’s Leave applies to children who are under the age of 2 in August 2024, or adoptive children who have been placed with their parents for less than two years in August 2024
Actions for Organisations to take:
- Update future employment contracts
- Update Organisation handbook and policy documents
- Notify all Employees on update in legislation
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