Welcomed a baby in the last 2 years? You may be entitled to additional leave.

Through service-wide bargaining in 2023, the CPSU secured significant improvements to paid parental leave for birth, adoption and long-term foster care.

This includes new and improved minimum paid parental leave standards which parents are able to use flexibly up to 24 months after a baby is born or from placement of the child.

Parents of a new born, adopted or fostered child prior to the commencement of the new agreement, and who are within the 24-month parental leave window, are also eligible for a ‘top up’ of additional paid leave available under new agreements, as long as this is used within the 24-month period.

Webinar: New and improved Paid Parental Leave entitlements secured by CPSU members in service-wide bargaining.

CPSU Senior Industrial Officer, Aru Tandel, and Sarah Dinsmore, Service-Wide Bargaining Team member and CPSU Education Section Secretary, provide an in-depth look at your new parental leave entitlements.

-- Recorded Tuesday 9 April 2024.

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