Parental Leave Entitlements and Proposed Changes 2024

Description

Join our webinar to master parental leave laws and stay ahead of proposed changes, ensuring you can confidently guide your team and meet your employer responsibilities.

Parental leave is a key entitlement for new parents, but navigating the legislation can feel like solving a puzzle.

If you’re a manager, HR professional, or advisor, you’ve likely faced the challenge of applying the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987.

This webinar is designed for you—helping ensure compliance while keeping you informed of proposed legislative changes.

Learn about key parental leave terms, including ‘keeping-in-touch days,’ and who qualifies for leave so you can confidently guide your team and advise your clients.

Keep up to date about recent payment increases from July 2024 and how they impact your organisation.

Explore proposed changes under the Regulatory Systems Amendment Bill, such as:

  • More flexibility for non-biological parents
  • Clarification on eligibility tests
  • Additional payments for pre-term births

This practical webinar will help you manage parental leave so you can:

  • Guide staff on their entitlements
  • Ensure you meet your employer responsibilities
  • Retain staff through effective parental leave policies
  • Understand and discuss leave types, including primary carer and partner’s leave
  • Keep informed about proposed legislative changes

LEARNING OUTCOMES 

  • Find out who can apply for parental leave
  • Understand parental leave legislation for business compliance
  • Manage requests for parental leave
  • Discover how parental leave changes could impact on your business
  • Consider parental leave policies to retain employees

SUITED TO 

This webinar gives guidance to all business owners, managers, employers, Human Resources, payroll, and administrators on how to manage parental leave entitlements and prepare for proposed changes in your organisation.

This webinar is useful for business advisors, such as lawyers and accountants, who want to keep their clients informed on how to apply parental leave entitlements.

PRESENTER

Julia Shallcrass, Director and Lawyer/Employment Law Educator, KiwiBoss Limited

Julia is an employment lawyer who specializes in legal education. As director of KiwiBoss, she delivers inhouse training and consulting on people management, employment law compliance, and privacy law to help businesses create better workplaces. Julia regularly delivers training through the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand (HRINZ), and this year will also present public courses and inhouse training directly through KiwiBoss, she has also lectured in human resources for tertiary institutions. Julia is an employment columnist for the NZ Herald.

1.5 CPD Hours

  • Nov 07
    • $215.00 excl. GST
    Thu, 10:30 AM NZDT - Thu, 12:00 PM NZDT Online
    • $215.00 excl. GST

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