Employee Benefits

DECEMBER 8, 2023

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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Global People Strategist

MAY 11, 2022

In Australia, any resident having a baby (or adopting one under the age of 16) may be entitled to Parental Leave Pay, which is an initiative of the Australian government. In addition to that, their employer may also grant an expectant parent paid parental leave. Be the adoptive parent of a child.

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Employee Benefits

JULY 13, 2023

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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Employee Benefits

APRIL 6, 2023

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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Employee Benefit News

APRIL 23, 2024

Without a federal policy for new parents, the CEO of Parento shares how employers can create a program that benefits everyone.

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Global People Strategist

JULY 25, 2023

Policy movements such as these have been enacted mainly because a growing number of bodies, besides the International Labor Organization, have started to recognize that providing parental leaves to both fathers and mothers following the birth of a child can benefit the parents and children.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 19, 2023

Australian employer National Roads and Motorists’ Association (NRMA) Group has agreed to pay superannuation on the unpaid portion of parental leave as part of its aim to close the gender pay gap for females.

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Employee Benefits

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The HR team is focused on our ambitious and comprehensive talent attraction and retention programmes, enhancing benefits such as these will demonstrate that we are a people focused, caring employer.”. The post Roger Bullivant updates parental leave policies appeared first on Employee Benefits.

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Employee Benefits

APRIL 12, 2023

Facilities and property management, catering, and food services firm Sodexo UK and Ireland has enhanced its maternity, adoption and paternity paid leave benefits for salaried employees, to provide them with time, flexibility and financial support. This could enable more women to come back to work sooner.”

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 24, 2023

Neighbouring Mid Suffolk and Babergh District Councils have adopted an enhanced paid parental leave policy for councillors. Any councillor who is the designated carer of a child will be entitled to six months leave, with the chance to extend this to up to 52 weeks.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 11, 2020

Employers give paid paternal leave in almost all high-income nations. It includes leaves given to expectant fathers, mothers, and leaves for adoption. Traditionally, all firms are required by international labor laws to give at least 12 weeks of paid leave to women employees who are entering motherhood.

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

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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Employee Benefits

MARCH 15, 2023

Amazon Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has introduced an enhanced paid parental leave policy for employees across United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan who have become new parents, regardless of gender.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 3, 2022

Insurance firm IAG New Zealand (NZ) has launched a new parental leave package to support new parents. The package, which is gender-neutral, includes 14 weeks of paid leave at full pay for the primary caregiver, on top of the current New Zealand government paid leave allowance of 26 weeks.

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Global People Strategist

APRIL 13, 2022

In case of a stillbirth or a miscarriage, the employee is entitled to three months of paid leave. Should the employee return to work prior to the end of their allotted maternity leave, the employer must provide the employee with a daily, 90-minute paid lactation break during the working day.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 11, 2024

A study last year by the TUC (Trade Union Congress) found that half of new fathers are having their requests for flexible working denied by employers. The legislation changes coming up on 6 April will look to address this, but if the dial is to really shift, employer attitudes need to change.

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BerniePortal

OCTOBER 16, 2020

A recent survey from the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) shows that paid maternity leave is now offered by more than half (55%) of all American employers. Even better, nearly half (45%) of all organizations also offer paid paternity leave. What should employers and small businesses know about paid parental leave?

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Employee Benefits

MAY 1, 2024

As of 6 April, draft regulations extend further the current right of employees on maternity, adoption and shared parental leave who are at risk of redundancy, to be offered suitable available employment in preference to other employees who are also at risk, but not on such leave.

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Employee Benefits

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

More employers could introduce gender inclusive paid parental leave to prevent and try to close gender pension gaps. In addition, there are other ways for employers to support staff who have paid less in pension contributions at certain periods or throughout their careers.

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Wellable

MARCH 11, 2020

Paid parental leave is a coveted work benefit because there is no federally-mandated paid parental leave in the U.S. As a result, many employers find that this benefit is one of the most attractive ones when it comes to recruiting and retaining top talent.

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Employee Benefits

APRIL 9, 2024

As of this month, several new family-friendly regulations, including the right to request flexible working from day one of employment, carer’s leave and extended redundancy protections for new parents, have come into effect in England, Scotland and Wales.

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HR Bartender

APRIL 30, 2015

I recently received a question about the United Kingdom’s Shared Parental Leave law. blog would write about UK employment law, it’s simple. Issues like parental leave exist everywhere. Can you give us a brief description of the United Kingdom’s new shared parental leave law? and vice versa.

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Global People Strategist

APRIL 7, 2021

This article explores 5 countries that have the best employment laws from the perspective of the employee with top global rankings in terms of rights of workers, based on their labor traditions and violation of labor rights. Belgium can, however, do a better job with its parental leave statutes.

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HR Digest

JUNE 15, 2019

Parents in the workplace arguably give employers a hard time to manage, mostly new dads. However, some employers are putting more efforts to tackle parental leave issues squarely – more companies are improving their parental leave policies for both new moms and new dads. Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

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Winston Benefits

MARCH 16, 2017

While big-name companies like Netflix and Facebook are leading the way in generous paid parental leave benefits, research shows that paid leave benefits are actually growing more slowly than expected, and the number of parents taking leave has remained static.

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Business Management Daily

AUGUST 2, 2018

Cosmetics giant Estée Lauder has agreed to pay $1,100,000 to men who the EEOC said were harmed by discriminatory parental leave policies. The post Men win big in EEOC parental leave settlement appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MAY 11, 2023

It costs employers an average of $300 billion a year in stress-related health care and missed work, according to a Harris Poll conducted for Purchasing Power. That’s why more employers are stepping up to provide their workers with benefits to support behavioral health and emotional well-being.

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Business Management Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

New signs indicate that paid parental leave —long considered a pipedream—could become a reality in America. The post Paid parental leave gaining momentum appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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HR Bartender

APRIL 22, 2016

The United States does many things well, but one place where we’re missing the mark is paid parental leave. is 1 of only 4 countries that does not offer federally mandated paid parental leave to anyone. We’re the only industrialized country to offer zero weeks of paid leave for new mothers. businesses.

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Employee Benefits

APRIL 8, 2024

Parents struggle to secure nursery places due to demand outstripping supply. Parents, especially of young children, are also going to require a greater level of flexibility from employers. We have an active parents’ group , as a support network and to feed into policy and cultural progression in the business.

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Employee Benefits

APRIL 8, 2024

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has updated its toolkit to provide employers with advice on how to prevent pregnancy and maternity discrimination in the workplace. The toolkit provides guidance on action employers must take before, during and after their staff take maternity leave, to ensure they are protected from discrimination.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 11, 2024

Employers can offer onsite nurseries , workplace nursery schemes, and subsidised and emergency care provisions to help with childcare. There are a variety of different flexible working options that employers could offer those who are struggling. In order to combat this, what can employers do to offer support?

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15Five

JULY 26, 2018

Did you know that the United States is the only developed nation that offers zero federally mandated paid parental leave? Forget for a moment that this is a critical time for both parents to bond with their child, paid parental leave is also in the best interests of your company. Broadening family leave programs.

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Winston Benefits

APRIL 28, 2016

Several well-known companies have announced new parental leave options in the past few months, signaling a change in the way these policies fit into employee benefits. But as more employers offer more generous leave to new mothers and fathers, it could signal a big change in what employees may expect.

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Employee Benefits

APRIL 30, 2024

The policy, which is a day one right and can be accessed at any time, includes workplace adjustments, such as flexible working , access to fans, additional breaks and sick leave for menopause symptoms. The employer has also invested £3 million into a new workwear range, developed in consultation with employees.

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Employee Benefits

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Mobility app Freenow has introduced new benefits that will give all of its 10,000 UK taxi drivers access to accident and sickness insurance, and compassionate and parental leave. According to the employer, this additional support for its drivers and their families is particularly important considering the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Plans to allow employees to request flexible working from their first day of employment are due to come into force from April 2024. There will also be a new requirement for employers to consult with an employee before refusing a request. Also this week, new parental leave regulations came before Parliament.

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