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Exceptions to the work test for Parental Leave Pay for pregnancy related illnesses or complications

If you have a pregnancy related illness and stopped working earlier than expected as a direct result, you may still meet the work test for Parental Leave Pay.

  1. Parental Leave Pay
  2. How much you can get

Getting your Parental Leave Pay

In many cases your employer will deliver your Parental Leave Pay to you. Sometimes we’ll pay you directly.

  1. Top payments
  2. Parental Leave Pay

How to choose and share your Parental Leave Pay days

You can choose how you use and share your Parental Leave Pay days.

  1. Who can get it
  2. Meeting the work test

Work test examples for Parental Leave Pay

You can meet the work test for Parental Leave Pay in a range of circumstances.

  1. Who can get it
  2. Meeting the work test

Work requirements for Parental Leave Pay

What the work requirements are for Parental Leave Pay.

  1. Who can get it
  2. Meeting the work test

Activities that count as work for Parental Leave Pay

Understand what activities count as part of the work test.

  1. Raising kids
  2. Having a baby

Before the birth of your baby

There’s a lot of information about payments and services available to help you raise your child or children.

  1. Parental Leave Pay
  2. Who can get it

Meeting the work test for Parental Leave Pay

To be eligible for Parental Leave Pay, you need to meet the work test.

  1. Top payments
  2. Parental Leave Pay

How much Parental Leave Pay you can get

Parental Leave Pay is based on the national minimum wage.

Your family income estimate for family assistance payments

We use your family income estimate to work out how much family assistance to pay you. This includes Family Tax Benefit (FTB) and Child Care Subsidy (CCS).

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