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Fostering and Home for Life: A guide for NZ employers
Learn about parental leave entitlements for employees becoming foster carers or Home for Life parents in New Zealand, plus best practices for supporting these alternative paths to parenthood.
Adoption: A guide for NZ employers
Learn about statutory parental leave entitlements for employees adopting children in New Zealand, plus best practice recommendations for workplace support.
Twins and multiples: A guide for NZ employers
Understand parental leave entitlements for employees expecting twins or multiples, plus best practices for supporting parents facing unique challenges with multiple babies.
Premature births: A guide for NZ employers
Learn about preterm baby payments, keeping-in-touch hours, and best practices for supporting employees with premature births in New Zealand.
Pregnancy termination: A guide for NZ employers
Understand how to support employees through pregnancy termination with this guide to leave entitlements and best practices for New Zealand employers.
Miscarriage and stillbirth: a guide for NZ employers
Learn how to support employees who experience miscarriage or stillbirth with this comprehensive guide to NZ parental leave entitlements and best practices.
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 make KiwiSaver employer contributions for unpaid parental leave
Understanding KiwiSaver employer contributions during unpaid parental leave
How annual leave works when an employee returns part-time after parental leave
A quick guide for HR on managing annual leave entitlements when employees change contracted hours, including key rules, common mistakes, and how to stay compliant.
How to calculate annual leave for final pay when an employee resigns after parental leave
Understand how taking parental leave can impact your peoples’ annual leave payouts
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
Common mistakes NZ employers make with parental leave (and how to avoid them)
Avoid the most common employer mistakes around parental leave—from unclear policies to rushed returns. Here’s what to fix for a better employee experience.
Communicating with employees on parental leave: A guide to keeping-in-touch hours
How to establish expectations around communication while your people are on parental leave
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
The surprising way parental leave affects your annual leave
Going on parental leave can affect the value of annual leave—even if you take just a single day of partner's leave
They did what?! Strategies for parents to tackle pregnancy discrimination in the workplace
Practical actions you can take if you experience pregnancy discrimination at work
Should you return to paid work after parental leave?
kōura and Crayon on what to consider if you’re debating returning to paid work
Onside with the IRD: How to prevent tax surprise on parental leave
How to avoid a tax bill from the IRD after parental leave
Paycheck surprise: The impact of parental leave on annual leave in New Zealand
Understanding how taking parental leave affects your annual leave in New Zealand - and what you can do about it