Parents & Carers at The Property Group
TPG provides an inclusive work environment for our people. We want everyone who takes time off to care for their family to have a positive experience., and we do what we can to help that happen. While people may not be physically present, they are 100% part of our team and we give them every opportunity to feel included and supported before, during and after their parental leave.
Balancing ‘career you’ with ‘parent you’ can be challenging. It's a big change to your personal and work life. We've made a point of working together with our people to design a parental leave experience that best suits each individual, their family, and their career aspirations.
The parental leave entitlements described below sit alongside or are in addition to entitlements under NZ legislation.
Annual leave paid at full rate
Annual leave continues to accrue while on parental leave. Under NZ legislation, any annual leave an employee becomes entitled to while on parental leave, or in the 12 months following parental leave, is calculated based on average weekly earnings over the 12 months that fall before taking annual leave. This means that your annual leave is often paid at a much lower rate on return from parental leave.
We want parents to be able to enjoy the benefit of annual leave when they return to work, without receiving less pay. On return to work, any annual leave that you become entitled to during or after parental leave will be paid out at your normal salary. So, you're getting what everyone else is getting, which is how it should be.
Remuneration review while on leave
Ensuring gender equality in the workplace, especially concerning women's roles in childcare, is crucial. At our company, we guarantee that taking time off to care for children won't hinder your progression or remuneration compared to your peers. Even while on parental leave, all employees receive their annual remuneration review. Additionally, entitlements to other rem benefits such as bonus payments, enhanced incentive schemes, and loyalty programs remain intact. These benefits are adjusted proportionally based on the duration of parental leave taken within the financial year, ensuring fairness and support for all employees.
Health insurance benefits
All employees covered by our health insurance scheme will retain this benefit while on parental leave. Children can be added to our health insurance scheme as it provides full cover for new family dependents.
Paid partner's leave
If your partner has a child, or together you adopt or bring a child into your permanent care, we provide you one week of paid partner’s leave. The first few weeks of parenthood can be an adjustment, so we are flexible about how and when this is used. It can be taken as a full week or spread out as shorter periods during the first month of caring for a new child.
Flexible return to work
Following your parental leave, you can work with your people leader to discuss a flexible return to work plan that best balances your role with family life. This might include reduced days or hours, and remote work arrangements.
Return to work coaching
All parents returning from parental leave have access to a fantastic and useful return-to-work coaching package to support their return and career progression whilst balancing family commitments. Also, your people leader is offered this coaching too, so they are better able to support you with your needs. How's that for teamwork?!
Advancing your career
On return from parental leave, if you want the same, level of responsibility in your role, you've got it. Your current responsibilities, or progression opportunities will not be impacted by any decision to reduce your working hours and work flexibly to care for your family.
Working reduced hours or caring responsibilities will not impact your ability to progress to a senior role if you wish to. Gender balanced leadership is a priority in our Diversity and Inclusion Plan, and we are actively working on ways to remove barriers to women and parents who aspire to senior management roles at TPG.
As our workforce changes and evolves, so will our policies and employee experience initiatives. This is just the beginning, and we are excited to see how we can support parents at TG even more in the future!
