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Exploring Medical Leave Laws in America: What You Need to Know

HR Digest

Many European countries also offer paid parental leave and paid sick leave. In Canada, employees are entitled to a minimum of two weeks of paid vacation per year, as well as paid sick leave and maternity/parental leave.

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Poll: 91% of employees aiming to bring in new wellbeing benefits

Employee Benefits

Earlier this month global technology firm Wise announced new leave policies for all of its 3,000 employees across the world. All workers who have been at the organisation for more than one year will have access to 18 fully-paid weeks of parental leave for birth or adoption.

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Wise launches new leave policies for staff

Employee Benefits

According to the business, it has decided to apply its minimum holiday, parental leave and general leave policies in order to create a fairer global standard, where members of staff have the flexibility and space to do their best work regardless of where they are in the world.

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New poll reveals the benefits and perks that employees value most

cipHR

Paid sick leave tops the list of benefits and incentives that matter most to British employees , according to new research by HR and payroll software provider CIPHR. While more men, on average, favour being awarded a performance bonus over being paid a market-value salary (45% vs 34%). Paid sick leave (67%).

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The future of FMLA points to paid leave

Business Management Daily

Several large cities have passed paid sick leave ordinances as well. Concerns over sick workers transmitting disease have been a consistent theme justifying municipal ordinances. In 2014, President Obama issued Executive Order 13706 that require federal contractors to provide their employees with paid leave.

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Massachusetts Employee Handbooks: Are You Meeting Compliance?

Genesis HR Solutions

Your leave entitlements should be explicit regarding employee eligibility, and listed as policies in your handbook (for example, “Sick leave policy,” “Parental leave policy,” etc.) All Massachusetts-specific job protection policies.

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Massachusetts Employee Handbooks: Are You Meeting Compliance?

Genesis HR Solutions

Your leave entitlements should be explicit regarding employee eligibility, and listed as policies in your handbook (for example, “Sick leave policy,” “Parental leave policy,” etc.) Massachusetts sick leave. Massachusetts emergency paid sick leave (legislation passed due to COVID-19).