You may still meet the work test if your child’s birth was premature and you’re:
- the birth mother
- the biological father
- partnered to the birth mother.
You need to show that you would’ve met the work test if your child’s birth wasn’t premature.
When you claim, we’ll ask you to give us all of the following proof:
- your child’s expected date of birth, from a doctor or hospital
- the dates you had planned to work during your work test period, from your employer.
How to give us proof for an exception
When you claim Parental Leave Pay, you’ll be asked to give us any supporting evidence needed to prove your circumstances. The documents you need to give us depend on what you tell us when you claim.
Find out more about how to claim Parental Leave Pay.