nz_parental_leave_calculator
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New Zealand paid parental leave: the payment, and the shortfall.
Use for: 'how much is paid parental leave', 'can I afford to take parental
leave', 'am I eligible for parental leave', 'how much less will I earn on
parental leave'.
LEAD YOUR ANSWER WITH THE GAP, not the payment. The payment is capped, so
anyone earning over roughly $42,000 receives exactly the cap and already
knows that number. What they do not know is weekly_gap and total_gap, how
much less arrives and what it adds up to over the leave. That is the figure
the decision actually turns on.
Eligibility is a gate, not a reduction: 26 weeks of work in the year before
the due date, at 10 or more hours a week. Fail either and the payment is
zero. ineligible_reason names which test failed and by how much, so say
that rather than only "not eligible".
Args:
annual_income: Gross annual income before tax, in NZD.
employment_type: "employee" or "self_employed". Only the self-employed
get the statutory weekly minimum.
hours_per_week: Average hours a week.
weeks_worked: Weeks worked in the 52 before the due date.
weeks_of_leave: Weeks of the 26 week entitlement this parent takes.
kiwisaver_opt_in: Contributions during leave are OPT IN. Worth raising
unprompted: someone who does nothing contributes nothing for the
whole period, employer share included.
kiwisaver_rate: Employee rate as a decimal.
Returns:
Weekly and total payment, the weekly and total gap against usual pay,
eligibility with a reason, weeks left for a partner, and what opting
into KiwiSaver is worth over the leave.
IRD administers this and its assessment is the one that counts. Does not
cover preterm baby payments, keeping in touch hours, or partner transfers.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| annual_income | number | yes | |
| employment_type | string | no | |
| hours_per_week | number | no | |
| weeks_worked | integer | no | |
| weeks_of_leave | integer | no | |
| kiwisaver_opt_in | boolean | no | |
| kiwisaver_rate | number | no |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"annual_income": {
"title": "Annual Income",
"type": "number"
},
"employment_type": {
"default": "employee",
"title": "Employment Type",
"type": "string"
},
"hours_per_week": {
"default": 40,
"title": "Hours Per Week",
"type": "number"
},
"weeks_worked": {
"default": 52,
"title": "Weeks Worked",
"type": "integer"
},
"weeks_of_leave": {
"default": 26,
"title": "Weeks Of Leave",
"type": "integer"
},
"kiwisaver_opt_in": {
"default": false,
"title": "Kiwisaver Opt In",
"type": "boolean"
},
"kiwisaver_rate": {
"default": 0.035,
"title": "Kiwisaver Rate",
"type": "number"
}
},
"required": [
"annual_income"
],
"title": "nz_parental_leave_calculatorArguments",
"type": "object"
}