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WeightWatchers gives US staff six months of paid parental leave

Employee Benefits

WeightWatchers has introduced six months of paid parental leave for eligible full and part-time employees in the US. She introduced the policy so as to address the fact that paid parental leave is not federally guaranteed in the US, and it is up to individual states and employers to offer this.

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Parental Leave in Serbia

Global People Strategist

As of 2020, females accounted for almost half of the Serbian labor force. In order to facilitate households where both the wife and the husband are working, Serbia has come up with comprehensive maternity and paternity leave laws. The latest that the maternity leave can start is 28 days prior to the expected date of delivery.

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Extended paid leave for parents of premature babies

cipHR

The UK government’s 2020 Budget promised extra paid leave for mothers and fathers of premature babies. The government is seeking to alleviate the stress of caring for a premature baby by introducing extra paid paternity and maternity leave (called ‘neonatal pay and leave’). What are employees entitled to?

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The future of FMLA points to paid leave

Business Management Daily

In passing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), Congress authorized limited paid leave for the rest of 2020. In all likelihood, some form of paid FMLA leave will survive the pandemic. Employees could take unpaid leave for their own serious health conditions or the birth or adoption of a child.

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Axa implements global health and wellbeing programme for 110,000 staff

Employee Benefits

First, Axa has introduced its caregiver policy to provide employees caring for immediate family, who require eldercare or care due to a serious health condition or disability, with up to five days of fully paid leave.

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Bank of Ireland receives Gold Investors in Diversity EDI Mark

Employee Benefits

It gained bronze accreditation in 2020 and silver in 2022. From day one of their employment, employees can access a seven week top up of parents’ leave, 13 weeks’ paid leave for partners which includes paternity plus parents’ leave, foster care leave, and paid fertility and surrogacy leave.

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New Zealand Employment Relations Act 2020

Global People Strategist

Leave Laws. Effective from July 1, 2020, the Paid Parental Leave now consists a total of 6 weeks. Employees availing the parental leave can receive a maximum of up to $585.80 Domestic Violence Leave Law. Under this policy, the affected employee is eligible for 10 days paid leave (per year).