What evidence does an employee have to provide to confirm they are their childs primary care giver?
A. An employee is only required to provide evidence if their employer has specifically asked the employee to provide confirmation of their primary care giver status. If confirmation is required an employee must provide evidence that would satisfy a reasonable person of their entitlement to paid parental leave. Examples of such evidence include, but are not limited to: • a statutory declaration containing sufficient details to satisfy a reasonable person of the employee’s entitlement to paid parental leave; • a medical certificate addressing any incapacity the child’s mother may have to be its primary care giver; • details of any leave being taken by the child’s mother; • details of the mother’s working arrangements; and/or • details of the child’s care arrangements. Q. Can both parents be a child’s primary care giver at the one time? A. No. A primary care giver is a single person who provides the majority of care and attention to a child. An employer may, however, allow an employee and
