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QBE North America enhances paid parental leave programme

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Credit: rafapress / Shutterstock.com Global insurance firm QBE North America has enhanced its paid parental leave programme to a minimum of 12 weeks for all parents whether they adopt, give birth, foster or use a surrogate.

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Lewis Silkin enhances parental leave

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Law firm Lewis Silkin has enhanced its parental leave policy in order to offer equitable support for new parents. A total of six months of this will be fully paid. A total of six months of this will be fully paid. The post Lewis Silkin enhances parental leave appeared first on Employee Benefits.

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HSBC extends parental leave for Hong Kong-based staff

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Banking organisation HSBC has extended its parental leave benefits for Hong Kong-based staff to foster a family-friendly and inclusive culture. From 1 January 2024, maternity leave for full-time employees will increase from 16 to 20 weeks, while paternity, or secondary caregiver, leave will rise from 10 to 40 days.

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Thomson Reuters introduces global minimum paid parental leave

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Credit: Marlon Trottmann / Shutterstock.com Thomson Reuters has enhanced its global paid parental leave policy , offering all employees a minimum of 16 weeks of paid leave, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or family role.

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Prysmian Group enhances global parental leave

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Credit: DELBO ANDREA / Shutterstock.com Cables, energy and telecoms firm Prysmian Group has enhanced its minimum global parental leave and reinforced a full-circle support programme for primary caregivers. Meanwhile, the group has recommunicated its Leave and Back-to-Work Programme to staff.

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WiredCo extends parental leave policies to pets

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Australian digital and creative marketing agency WiredCo has extended its parental leave policies to include pet owners, IVF and miscarriages. The agency has introduced five days of paid leave for employees undergoing IVF treatment and two days of leave for their support person. million pets now living in 6.9

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WeightWatchers gives US staff six months of paid parental leave

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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.