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Santander supports employees with inclusive parental leave policies

Employee Benefits

Banking organisation Santander offers a variety of support for its 19,800 UK employees to ensure its parental support offering is inclusive to all. As part of its parental leave policy , Santander provides up to 52 weeks of maternity, primary carer and adoption leave, regardless of how long an employee has been in their role.

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London Stock Exchange Group enhances global parental leave

Employee Benefits

Credit: Victor Moussa / Shutterstock.com London Stock Exchange Group is to increase its parental leave to support employees at key life moments and as part of its equity, diversity and inclusion commitment. If local laws in countries or regions offer additional paid leave beyond 26 weeks, this will be honoured.

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Standard Chartered enhances global parental leave benefits

Employee Benefits

Credit: MOZCO Mateusz Szymanski / Shutterstock.com International banking group Standard Chartered has enhanced its global parental leave benefits to allow working parents to undertake more equitable caregiving responsibilities. If we take a stand together, we can build a movement that creates a more inclusive society.”

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Thomson Reuters introduces global minimum paid parental leave

Employee Benefits

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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Parental Leave in Serbia

Global People Strategist

Maternity and Paternity Leave in Serbia: Maternity Leave: A pregnant woman working in Serbia is entitled to a maximum of one year of paid maternity leave. Pregnant women are allowed to take their leave up to 45 days before the expected date of delivery, upon producing a medical certificate.

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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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STUDY: Less Negative Spillover of Paid Parental Leave than Hyped

HR Digest

Individual countries follow their own rule in determining the duration and wage factor of such leaves. The economic effects of parental leave on families, mothers, and children have been studied, but very few studies have been done on the economic effects of parental leave on firms and businesses. “No