Introductory note This precedent is a paid parental leave policy. This policy may be used to regulate the management, operation and use of paid parental leave. This policy may apply to all employees who are eligible to receive paid parental leave. The policy provides for an additional paid parental leave entitlement for individual employers to offer.

For an employment agreement, see the separate precedent collection, including the “Basic employment agreement (short form)” and “Basic employment agreement (long form)”.

This precedent has been updated by Ben Dudley, Partner and Rebecca Brediceanu, Associate, Seyfarth Shaw Australia. Previous versions of this were authored by Brooke Pendlebury, Principal, Pendlebury Workplace Law. This precedent is prepared with the assistance of Specialist Editor Justine Turnbull, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw Australia.