Parental leave that supports people — and strengthens organisations
Create flexible parental leave experiences that help employees thrive through change and transition while driving engagement, loyalty, and retention.
Care that creates lasting impact
Forward-thinking employers know parental leave support is about more than meeting requirements. It's about giving people practical, meaningful help during one of life's biggest transitions.
When organisations pair clear policies with practical coaching, community support, and access to trusted specialist services and advice, employees feel genuinely equipped and confident before, during and after leave. This support strengthens culture, deepens loyalty, and helps people return feeling valued, capable and ready for what's next.
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For every family, every workplace, every story.
Parental leave is more than time away from work — it’s a life-changing moment that deserves genuine care and flexibility. Whether it’s a first or fourth child, every parent’s experience is unique.
Career Money Life helps organisations provide meaningful, personalised support that empowers employees through the transition to parenthood and back — strengthening wellbeing, loyalty, and long-term engagement.
Our Parental Leave Journey: Supporting Every Step of the Way
Parental leave marks one of life's most significant transitions — a time of change, growth, and reconnection.
Our program provides structured, flexible support for both employees and employers, ensuring every transition is handled with understanding and purpose.
Foundation – Building Personal and
Workplace Readiness
We help employees reflect on their goals, mindset, and readiness for parenthood — identifying challenges, building confidence, and reframing leave as a time of growth and inclusion.
In parallel, we work with Leaders and HR to align expectations and communication plans, ensuring a smooth and supportive transition for everyone.
Preparation – Handover and
Transition Planning
Together with employees and managers, we develop a clear transition plan with milestones, accountabilities, and key check-ins.
We also identify risks, contingencies, and communication pathways to ensure business continuity and peace of mind — creating a seamless handover and setting up a successful return.
During and Post-Leave Support
Support continues throughout leave and upon return through regular check-ins and coaching.
Employees receive guidance to navigate change and rebuild confidence, while managers are supported to maintain connection and team stability.
A phased return plan helps each employee reintegrate smoothly and grow from the experience.
A human-centred, choice-led platform that brings together the tools, resources, and guidance and services your people need to design a parental leave experience that fits their life — all in one place.
ON-DEMAND
Access bite-sized learning resources — videos, articles, eBooks, and community tools — available anytime, anywhere.
COACH CHOICE
Browse and book coaching sessions with a dedicated Parental Leave Coach. Choose based on expertise, diversity, or location — online or in person.
CAREERCANVAS ASSESSMENT AND DEBRIEF
Discover your strengths, values, and workstyle through a guided assessment and one-on-one debrief, shaping goals for a confident transition.
LIVE SESSIONS
Join interactive sessions like Live-Well, Feel to Flourish, and Goals Reimagined to stay connected and inspired throughout the journey.
MARKETPLACE
Offer employees credit to access a curated range of Career, Money, and Life services — tailored to their parental leave and return-to-work needs.
MY GOALS TOOL
Reflect, set goals, and track progress with the Wheel of Life tool — then share insights with your coach to guide meaningful action.
CASE STUDY
A tailored parental transitions partnership with a major Government department
A major Government department partnered with Career Money Life to deliver a flexible, evidence-based parental transitions program supporting employees through leave, return-to-work, and work–family integration. With our Parent Hub platform and choice-driven model, the program met diverse employee needs, strengthened leader capability, and provided a consistent, low-burden process for HR.
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4.8 Feedback Rating
Guidance you can trust
Our ParentHub coaches combine expertise, empathy, and experience to support every stage of the parental leave journey.
With a focus on quality, care, and cultural understanding, we ensure every employee receives the right guidance for their unique situation.
CAPACITY
Over 12 years' experience delivering Parental Leave Coaching, supporting hundreds of employees across diverse sectors.
EXPERTISE
ICF-accredited and psychology-qualified coaches with extensive experience in parental leave, leadership, and wellbeing across government and private sectors.
EXPERIENCE
Trusted by leading brands with an average 4.8-star participant rating.
INCLUSIVITY & CHOICE
Employees choose from a diverse coach pool with varied cultural, language, and lived experience backgrounds.
Visibility That Drives Better Support
Our secure HRHub gives organisations full visibility and flexibility in managing their parental leave program. Access real-time engagement data, feedback, and reviews anytime, alongside detailed six-monthly outcome reports.
Easily add or update employee details, manage onboarding and offboarding, and track participation — all through a secure, DFA-compliant platform designed to keep your data protected and your program running smoothly.
Hear from leading organisations on how we supported their people through successful parental leave experiences:
The parental/return to work program is extremely valuable to our employees as it supports what they need when they need it during what can be both a challenging and fulfilling time in their lives. The flexible and broad offering ranging from coaching to home support, educational resources and health and well being is brilliant for all parents experiencing parenthood for the first time or as their family grows.
Mining Company
Our parents consistently tell us how supported they feel throughout their leave and return-to-work journey. The mix of coaching, tools, and resources has made a remarkable difference in how confidently they transition back into their roles.
Software Solutions Provider
We’ve seen a clear improvement in how smoothly parents return to work. Having personalised guidance and easy access to resources has reduced anxiety for our people and helped us create a more family-friendly culture.
Global engineering consultancy firm
Our parents consistently tell us how supported they feel throughout their leave and return-to-work journey. The mix of coaching, tools, and resources has made a remarkable difference in how confidently they transition back into their roles.
Retail Company
We wanted a parental leave offering that genuinely reflects care — and this program delivers exactly that. It provides our people with real, meaningful support during one of the biggest transitions of their lives.
Hospitality Group
We wanted a parental leave offering that genuinely reflects care — and this program delivers exactly that. It provides our people with real, meaningful support during one of the biggest transitions of their lives.
Food & Beverage Network
Stories from parents we’ve supported:
Sal's down to earth, direct but friendly approach is a real asset in tackling getting your thinking straight around return to work after parental leave. These sessions have made a real difference to my way of dealing with things at home and at work.
Megan, Utilities Sector Employee
Sona was great to speak with and reiterated the importance to be open and honest when speaking about my concerns on completion of my maternity leave and returning to the workforce.
Natalie, Government Employee
Great support. The program is well-structured, with a specific focus for each of the four sessions, which are building blocks to finalising goals. I benefited from the approach of leveraging the strengths profile and values inventory in developing a plan. Debra has a real skill for translating concerns into positive ways of thinking and guided me to identify achievable goals.
Emma, SaaS Industry Employee