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Employer Parental Leave Cost Calculator

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$

The pay rate of the employee going on parental leave

weeks

Weeks your scheme pays employer-funded parental leave

Tick if your scheme tops up to full wage during government PLP weeks. Untick if you pay full wage as separate weeks on top of PLP.

Most enterprise agreements require this. Government pays super on the PLP weeks separately.

hours

STP reporting, PLP reconciliation, super pass-through (typical: 3–8 hrs)

$/hr
weeks

How long you'll cover the role (contractor, temp, secondment)

$/wk

Temp agencies typically charge 20–30% above direct wage cost

claims

How many employees go on parental leave in a typical year

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