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Topic: starting a business while on maternity leave

Posted By: LP pka Rainyday
Subject: starting a business while on maternity leave
Date Posted: 03 March 2016 at 6:58pm

I qualify for paid leave (18 weeks by the time I have baby) between now and then it's possible I'll be starting a small business.
How does that work work maternity pay?

Hoping there's an expert around cos looking it up was too hard!

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6 MC angels
DS born 04.01.14
DD born sleeping 09.05.16 22w5d

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Posted By: LP pka Rainyday
Date Posted: 03 March 2016 at 7:25pm

Ps I intend to go back to my current job after maternity leave

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6 MC angels
DS born 04.01.14
DD born sleeping 09.05.16 22w5d

Posted By: LP pka Rainyday
Date Posted: 07 March 2016 at 11:52am

Bump. Anyone?

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6 MC angels
DS born 04.01.14
DD born sleeping 09.05.16 22w5d

Posted By: LP pka Rainyday
Date Posted: 07 March 2016 at 3:17pm

So I rang employment nz & as long as business is not related to current employment I can still get paid leave while continuing to work on my business!! Yay. That's the answer I wanted.
For those that work multiple jobs from next week government are making changes that you can combine your income to qualify for the max PPL payments.

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6 MC angels
DS born 04.01.14
DD born sleeping 09.05.16 22w5d