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2014/174 Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Rate of Parental Leave Payment) Regulations 2014 Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General Order in Council At Wellington this 26th day of May 2014 Present: His Excellency the Governor-General in Council Pursuant to section 73(1)(ac) and (ada) of the Parental Leave and Em- ployment Protection Act 1987, His Excellency the Governor-Gen- eral, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Coun- cil and on the recommendation of the Minister of Labour made after complying with section 73(3) of that Act, makes the following regu- lations.
Contents Title Commencement Amount of parental leave payment adjusted Minimum amount of payment for self-employed persons Revocation and saving Page 2 2 2 2 2 1 r 1 1 2 3 4 Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Rate of Parental Leave Payment) Regulations 2014 2014/174 Regulations Title These regulations are the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Rate of Parental Leave Payment) Regulations 2014.

Commencement These regulations come into force on 1 July 2014.
Amount of parental leave payment adjusted For the purposes of section 71M(1)(a) and (1A)(a) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987, the adjusted amount is set at $504.10.

Minimum amount of payment for self-employed persons For the purposes of section 71M(1A)(b)(ii) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987, the minimum amount of parental leave payment for a self-employed person is $142.50.
5 (1) Revocation and saving The Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Rate of Parental Leave Payment) Regulations 2013 (SR 2013/233) are revoked.

(2) However, the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Rate of Parental Leave Payment) Regulations 2013 continue to apply in relation to the period commencing on 1 July 2013 and ending on 30 June 2014 as if they had not been revoked.

Michael Webster, Clerk of the Executive Council.


2 2014/174 Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Rate of Parental Leave Payment) Regulations 2014 Explanatory note Explanatory note This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 1 July 2014, adjust the amount specified in section 71M(1)(a) and (1A)(a) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 (the Act).
Under section 71M(1) of the Act, the rate of parental leave payment payable to an employee is the lesser of— • • $488.17 per week (as from 1 July 2013); and the greater of— • 100% of the employee’s ordinary weekly pay before the commencement of the parental leave; and 100% of the employee’s average weekly earnings.
• Under section 71M(1A) of the Act, the rate of parental leave payment payable to a self-employed person is the lesser of— $488.17 per week (as from 1 July 2013); and • the greater of— • • 100% of the self-employed person’s average weekly earnings; and the minimum amount set under section 71OA of the Act.

• The amount of $488.17 per week must be adjusted by 1 July 2014 by any percentage movement upwards in average ordinary time weekly earnings.

These regulations adjust the amount to $504.10.


These regulations also set, for the purposes of section 71M(1A)(b)(ii) of the Act, the minimum amount of parental leave payment payable to a self-employed person.

The amount is set at $142.50.

The amounts apply to parental leave payments payable on and after 1 July 2014.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 29 May 2014.


These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.

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