If you're getting Parental Leave Pay

For a child born or adopted from July 1 2023, Paid Parental Leave is up to 20 weeks, or 100 payable days. Updates to the entitlement from this date include:

• The whole payment is flexible, so that eligible employees can claim it in multiple blocks until the child turns 2.
• There is no longer a requirement to return to work to be eligible for the entitlement.
• Changes expand eligibility and give families more flexibility. Learn more about the changes at Services Australia.

For children born or adopted before 1 July 2023, visit Services Australia for more information.

Keeping in touch days

You’re considered to have returned to work if you do either paid work or more than 10 keeping in touch days.

A keeping in touch day is a day or part day that you go into work while on parental leave to stay connected to your workplace or help you transition back to work. This includes attending:

• planning days
• training sessions
• conferences.

You'll need to notify Services Australia if you’re getting Parental Leave Pay and go back to work before the end of your paid parental leave period.

Learn more about returning to work if you're getting Parental Leave Pay at Services Australia.

If you have an issue at work that you cannot resolve directly with your employer upon return, you can find information and support at:

• your union, if you’re a union member
• the Fair Work Commission – for help resolving workplace disputes through mediation, conciliation or arbitration
• LawAccess NSW on 1300 888 529 – a free government telephone service that provides legal information on topics including job-related issues
• Anti-Discrimination NSW – if you think you've been discriminated against either while pregnant or after having a baby.

Find help resolving workplace issues at the Fair Work Ombudsman.