How is the payment for the paid parental leave calculated by the employer?
The rate of the state funded parental leave payment payable to an employee is the greater of: - 100% of the employee's ordinary weekly pay before the commencement of the parental leave. Ordinary weekly pay means the amount of pay that the employee receives under his or her employment agreement for an ordinary working week; OR
- 100% of the employee's average weekly earnings. Average weekly earnings means calculating the employee's total gross earnings during the year ending with the expected date of delivery and dividing it by 26 or 52 weeks (depending on your entitlement) less any weeks on unpaid leave.
In any case, the maximum an employee can receive per week is $458.82 before tax. Payments will be made fortnightly. Click here to use the parental leave calculator to calculate your entitlement.
Date Modified: Friday, July 01, 2011
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