Paid parental leave – are you prepared?

The paid parental leave scheme came into effect on 1 January 2011, with employer participation compulsory from 1 July 2011 but voluntary before that date.

Payments under the paid parental leave scheme are made by the Commonwealth Government, but administered through the employer, which has information-providing and record-keeping obligations, and an obligation to pay the employee provided that the Commonwealth Government has paid the employer the relevant leave payments.