Does my employee need to receive their Parental Leave Pay within a certain time?
Your employee must receive all of their Parental Leave Pay within 12 months of the date of the birth or adoption. To be eligible for the full 18 weeks of Parental Leave Pay, the nominated start date for your employee’s Paid Parental Leave period needs to be within 34 weeks of the birth or adoption of their child. If your employee is eligible for Parental Leave Pay, but claims after 34 weeks, the Parental Leave Pay they can receive is reduced. For example, if they claim in the 35th week after the birth/adoption of their child they will only be eligible for 17 weeks of Parental Leave Pay, 36th week only 16 weeks, 37th week only 15 weeks.
