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Top-up vs Full Pay Comparison Tool
A free, interactive tool to help Kiwi businesses calculate the cost of topping up employees' paid parental leave vs paying them their full salary when they're on parental leave.
Parental Leave Policy Costing Tool
Estimate the cost of offering parental leave benefits, compare different policy options and make confident, data-driven decisions in minutes
The State of Parental Leave in New Zealand – 2025
Download our free infographic analysing the offerings on the New Zealand Parental Leave Register, revealing what's available for Kiwi families in 2025.
Employer interview: RUSH
Rolling out your first parental leave policy? Learn how homegrown digital success story RUSH created and implemented their first parental leave policy in 2023.
Employer interview: Auror
Looking for inspiration on how to roll out a new parental leave policy? Learn how award-winning Kiwi startup Auror did it while scaling their business.
Employer interview: KPMG
Does your parental leave policy need an update? Learn how leading professional services firm KPMG New Zealand rolled out an updated parental leave policy.
Employer interview: Tradify
Reviewing your existing parental leave policy? Learn how Kiwi startup Tradify rolled out two parental leave policies in three years to support their people.
Employer interview: Tracksuit
Want to offer an enhanced parental leave policy for your small business? Learn how one of NZ's fastest growing startups, Tracksuit, created and evolved its parental leave policy.
Employer interview: Tax Traders
Want to offer an enhanced parental leave policy for your small business? Learn how Kiwi company Tax Traders created a family-friendly workplace.
Employer interview: Sling & Stone
Discover how Sling & Stone's Head of People, Fran Chitoriski, developed an inclusive parental leave policy offering equal benefits to all parents, fostering diversity and challenging industry norms.
The top 10 questions to ask for great parental leave feedback
Get the top 10 questions to ask employees about parental leave. Build a better, more inclusive policy with our free feedback toolkit.
How to calculate the cost of a parental leave policy for your business
Find out how much rolling out a parental leave policy will cost your business
10 powerful stats about parental leave to help you get leadership buy-in
Use these powerful stats to help you make the case for a better parental leave policy at your workplace
Top-up vs full pay: what’s right for your parental leave policy?
The pros and cons of topping up your employees’ paid parental leave vs offering them full pay
Parental leave: A father’s story
David McLean on why the New Zealand parental leave policy needs to change
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