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Published: 4 September 2023
You have 2 years from your child’s birth or adoption to use your Parental Leave Pay days.
You can take your Parental Leave Pay before or after you return to work. You can take it any time, including:
This applies if you’re caring for the child and not working, unless it’s for an allowable reason.
You can also take it before, during or after any paid or unpaid leave from your employer.
Read more about Who can get Parental Leave Pay.
This information was printed 26 September 2023 from https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/when-to-use-your-parental-leave-pay-days. It may not include all of the relevant information on this topic. Please consider any relevant site notices at https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/site-notices when using this material.