What is the Paid Parental Leave Work Test?

You meet the Paid Parental Leave work test if you:

• worked continuously for at least 10 of the 13 months prior to the birth or adoption of your child, and

• worked at least 330 hours in that 10 month period (just over one day a week)

You may be regarded as working continuously even if you:

• work part-time or as a casual

• have multiple employers

• have recently changed jobs, or

• are between jobs or on unpaid leave for no more than 8 weeks at a time.

If you work in a family business (including a farm) you can include your hours of work, even if the business is not generating any income.