Parental leave for Emergency Services Defined Benefit members

In this episode of "Exploring Super," we dive into the intricacies of parental leave for members in the Emergency Services Defined Benefit fund. We take an in-depth look at how paid and unpaid parental leave can affect your super and benefit accrual. The episode covers essential tips for managing leave, understanding service fractions, and maintaining death and disability benefits during periods of unpaid leave.

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This podcast is of a general nature only and does not consider your personal circumstances, financial needs or objectives before acting on any advice containing this podcast, please download and read the relevant product disclosure statement and target market determination found on our website esssuper.com.au. The board recommends that you seek financial advice before acting upon this information, benefits and ESSSupers accumulation plan, income streams, and beneficiary account products are not guaranteed or underwritten by the Victorian government or ESSSuper. If you joined the Emergency Services Defined Benefit before 12 May 2009 Grandfathering provisions might apply, so the limits of contributions you can make may differ.

The board recommends that you check your parental leave entitlements with your employer as employers have differing arrangements.