striking a balance — a guide for working parents

Checklist

Employees

• Do you qualify for paid/unpaid parental leave?
• If not, are you eligible for a Parental Tax Credit or Working for Families?
• Have you considered any childcare arrangements or options you may require?
• Have you applied to your employer at least 3 months before the baby is due? 
• Have you applied to the Inland Revenue for the 14 weeks parental leave payments? 
• Before the end of your parental leave, have you given your employer 21 days notice of your intention either to return or not return to work? 
• Have you discussed with your employer any infant feeding requirements or flexible work options?
• If you wish to return to work early, have you given your employer 21 days notice of your intention to return to work early?

Self-Employed

• Do you qualify for paid parental leave?
• If not, are you eligible for a Parental Tax Credit or Working for Families?                                                      
• Have you considered any childcare arrangements or options you may require?                                                    
• Have you completed the application form and returned it to IRD along with;                                                           
• A declaration of your self-employed status, your net income and average weekly earnings confirmed by a Chartered Accountant or witnessed by a Justice of the Peace;
• Certificate, or copy of a certificate, from a medical practitioner or midwife confirming your pregnancy, or proof that you have assumed the care of a child with a view to adoption.        

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This page was last updated on: 19-May-2009 and is current.