Employees in Australia are entitled to get parental leave when a child is either born or adopted into their family.
Typically, an employee can take a parental leave if he or she has worked for a company for at least 12 months prior to the date or expected date of birth of the baby; 12 months prior to the adoption; or 12 months when the actual parental leave begins.
In an effort to retain and attract employees, public servants in Victoria will be able to access parental leaves more easily beginning 2019. For Victorian government employees, the 12-month waiting period will be removed and secondary caregivers will be entitled to four weeks of parental leave instead of two.
The doubling of parental leave entitlements for secondary caregivers are given so that working fathers will be able to take on more responsibilities in the home after a child is born or adopted.
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