I know this was an old thread, and most of the posts made when PPL was new.... but it seems just as confusing now! Well, the who actually pays it to the parent part anyway.
I've had 2 staff have babies in since after July last year, when it was no longer an option, that govt pays it to employer, employer pays to employee. However even though the first girl was told this, and it was all set up as such, our employer never had to pay one thing - all her payments came from centrelink.....as happened with the other staff member who had her baby in November last year.
Totally confusing for the employer who is patiently waiting to start paying and nothing happens!