Were you eligible for paid maternity or paternity leave when your child was born?

If so, what were the terms available (period and pay arrangements)?

Did you take all of your paid parental leave entitlement? If not, why not?

How much parental leave (paid or unpaid) did you take after the birth of your child? Did the period of paid parental leave available to you influence the amount of total leave taken? If so, in what way?

How did you arrange your leave to have a baby if you were self-employed or were a contractor to a business?

Did you leave your job prior to your child being born? If so, did the leave provisions available influence your decision?

How did access to paid or unpaid parental leave affect your decision on when to return to work?

How important was your time off work with your new baby for you and your baby’s health? What aspects of the baby’s and your care were most affected by the time you were able to spend at home with your new baby?

For women, did your partner take parental leave? If so, how long did they take? How important was this time at home for encouraging them to participate actively in the care of your new baby?

If you returned to work, would you have liked to wait longer before returning to work? What do you think the benefits of a longer time at home would have been?

Did concerns about the effect of your parental leave on your work prospects (maintaining your skills, promotion eligibility etc.) affect your decision about the length of leave you took? What were your primary concerns in your decision about returning to work?

Would you have taken longer parental leave if your family could have afforded it? How much longer would you have liked?

Did your access to social security payments (like family benefits part B) affect your decision about taking parental leave or returning to work? If so, in what way?

Did you return to the same employer when you resumed work? How did the maternity leave you were offered affect your decision to return to the same
employer? What other features of your employer influenced your decision?