sec.13BEmployer contributions for non-full pay period during relevant parental leave period

### sec.13B Employer contributions for non-full pay period during relevant parental leave period This section applies if an employee of a relevant unit takes eligible parental leave. For each non-full pay period during the employee’s relevant parental leave period, a relevant public sector unit must pay contributions for the employee under section 23 (1) of the Act — if the terms of the employee’s employment include an entitlement to parental leave on full pay—as if the employee were taking parental leave on full pay; or otherwise—as if the employee were taking long service leave on full pay. Subsection (4) applies if the employee is an employee mentioned in schedule 1 , part 2 , item 3. For section 9 (1) , the rate of contributions payable under subsection (2) is the charge percentage of the employee’s salary. In this section— eligible parental leave means— long parental leave under the Industrial Relations Act 2016 ; or unpaid parental leave under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cwlth) . full pay means payment in full for the time an employee is absent from work. non-full pay period means any period during an employee’s relevant parental leave period that is— parental leave taken other than on full pay; or another leave entitlement taken concurrently with eligible parental leave, other than leave on full pay. See the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , section 79 and Fair Work Act 2009 , section 79 for an employee’s entitlement to paid leave while on unpaid parental leave. relevant parental leave period , for an employee of a relevant unit, means a period of not more than the first 52 weeks of the employee’s eligible parental leave. s 13B ins 2025 SL No. 28 s 9 (retro) (sec.13B-ssec.1) This section applies if an employee of a relevant unit takes eligible parental leave. (sec.13B-ssec.2) For each non-full pay period during the employee’s relevant parental leave period, a relevant public sector unit must pay contributions for the employee under section 23 (1) of the Act — if the terms of the employee’s employment include an entitlement to parental leave on full pay—as if the employee were taking parental leave on full pay; or otherwise—as if the employee were taking long service leave on full pay. (sec.13B-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if the employee is an employee mentioned in schedule 1 , part 2 , item 3. (sec.13B-ssec.4) For section 9 (1) , the rate of contributions payable under subsection (2) is the charge percentage of the employee’s salary. (sec.13B-ssec.5) In this section— eligible parental leave means— long parental leave under the Industrial Relations Act 2016 ; or unpaid parental leave under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cwlth) . full pay means payment in full for the time an employee is absent from work. non-full pay period means any period during an employee’s relevant parental leave period that is— parental leave taken other than on full pay; or another leave entitlement taken concurrently with eligible parental leave, other than leave on full pay. See the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , section 79 and Fair Work Act 2009 , section 79 for an employee’s entitlement to paid leave while on unpaid parental leave. relevant parental leave period , for an employee of a relevant unit, means a period of not more than the first 52 weeks of the employee’s eligible parental leave. - (a) if the terms of the employee’s employment include an entitlement to parental leave on full pay—as if the employee were taking parental leave on full pay; or - (b) otherwise—as if the employee were taking long service leave on full pay. - (a) long parental leave under the Industrial Relations Act 2016 ; or - (b) unpaid parental leave under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cwlth) . - (a) parental leave taken other than on full pay; or - (b) another leave entitlement taken concurrently with eligible parental leave, other than leave on full pay.