Let us know as soon as possible about changes to your business or your employees. You can let us know about changes by logging in to Business Hub through PRODA.
When things change with your business
You need to tell us straight away if your business bank account details change.
You must also tell us if you’re doing any of the following:
- no longer trading
- selling your business
- transferring ownership
- merging with another business.
If you’re not able to provide Parental Leave Pay to your employee, you must tell us. For example, if your employee has closed their bank account and you can’t contact them. You also need to tell us if you got an incorrect amount of funds from us. You can do this by calling us on the Paid Parental Leave scheme for employers line.
When things change for your employees
You need to tell us if any of the following occurs:
- your employee works on a Parental Leave Pay day
- your employee stops working for you
- your employee’s pay cycle changes.
If your employee works on a Parental Leave Pay day
Employees may still get Parental Leave Pay if they work for allowable reasons. These include the following:
- in the case of stillbirth or infant death
- if their child needs to remain in hospital straight after birth and they go back to work 14 days or more after their birth
- if they need to work to comply with a court ordered summons
- if they are a defence force or law enforcement officer working due to a compulsory recall to duty
- if they’re a health professional, emergency services worker or other essential worker, responding to a state, territory or national emergency.
A person is an essential worker if they either:
- have specific skills essential in responding to an emergency
- are involved in the production of goods or the delivery of services essential in responding to an emergency.
Tell us if your employee works for one of these allowable reasons.
Under the National Employment Standards, employees have the right to say no if you ask them to return to work. This includes before the end of their Paid Parental Leave period or a period of entitled unpaid parental leave. Read more on the Fair Work Ombudsman website.