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Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987

Interpretation

2AD: Concurrent employment and self-employment

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“Rules for people who are both employed and self-employed at the same time”

This law talks about people who are both employees and self-employed at the same time. If you are in this situation, you need to know that your rights and benefits for parental leave are looked at separately for your job as an employee and your work as a self-employed person. This means the rules for each type of work are applied on their own. However, there’s an important note: this rule can be changed by what it says in section 2A of the law. So, you might need to check that section too to fully understand your rights.

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2ADConcurrent employment and self-employment

  1. This section applies to a person who is an employee and a self-employed person.

  2. The person's entitlement to rights and benefits in respect of parental leave must be determined by treating the person's employment and self-employment separately.

  3. This section is subject to section 2A.

Notes
  • Section 2AD: inserted, on , by section 10 of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave for Self-Employed Persons) Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 20).
  • Section 2AD(2): amended, on , by section 10(1) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 8).
  • Section 2AD(3): amended, on , by section 10(2) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 8).