Giving birth, then back to work: Building better parental leave policies
Employee Benefit News
JULY 24, 2024
HPE's CPO shares how the company's generous parental leave policy helps support and retain their workforce.
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Employee Benefit News
JULY 24, 2024
HPE's CPO shares how the company's generous parental leave policy helps support and retain their workforce.
Employee Benefits
JULY 2, 2024
Credit: Dariusz Gryczka / Shutterstock.com Financial services firm Moody’s has launched a global parental leave policy for its more than 15,000 employees worldwide. Maral Kazanijan, chief people officer at Moody’s, said: “Our new parental leave is more than just a policy, it’s a tangible way we live out our values.
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Employee Benefits
MAY 24, 2024
Almost three-quarters (73%) of working parents think the next government should introduce reforms which improve parental leave and pay entitlements, according to research by Working Families. Meanwhile, four-fifths (80%) said employers should do more to enhance parental leave and pay for new parents.
Employee Benefits
JANUARY 24, 2024
Chemicals firm Henkel has introduced fully paid gender neutral parental leave for its 50,000 employees worldwide. The firm’s employees in 80 countries will have the opportunity to take up to eight weeks of fully paid parental leave.
Employee Benefits
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Molson Coors Beverage Company has introduced an equal parental leave policy for its more than 2,200 employees across the UK. The post Molson Coors Beverage Company implements equal parental leave appeared first on Employee Benefits.
Employee Benefits
JUNE 24, 2024
Sports retailer Nike has announced that it has doubled its parental leave benefit for all of its employees based in the US as of this month. As of 1 June, it has increased its paid parental leave benefit from eight to 16 weeks, to allow workers time to bond with their child after birth, adoption or foster placement.
Employee Benefits
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Employers should start by exploring what potential and current employees are looking for in an inclusive parental leave policy. The use of gender inclusive language in parental leave policies helps to avoid primary caregiver assumptions and ensures all employees feel included.
HR Digest
JUNE 13, 2024
Citi’s parental leave policy has restarted the discussion around parental leave within the workplace, establishing the standards for the kind of accommodations employees can expect. The non-primary caregiver is eligible to take six workweeks of paid parental leave.”
Business Management Daily
JUNE 5, 2024
Parents need time off to care for and bond with their latest addition. However, limited parental leave options in the United States often hinder them. Currently, only 27% of American workers employed in the private sector have access to paid family leave. Paid Parental Leave is what?
Employee Benefits
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
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.
Employee Benefits
MARCH 8, 2024
Law firm Lewis Silkin has enhanced its parental leave policy in order to offer equitable support for new parents. In addition, employees with a baby who is receiving, or has received, neonatal care can take up to an additional 12 weeks’ fully paid leave, and targets are reduced immediately following parental leave.
Employee Benefits
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Private wealth and real estate law firm Boodle Hatfield has introduced an equal parental leave policy for its 180 employees and 39 partners. The post Boodle Hatfield introduces equal parental leave appeared first on Employee Benefits.
Employee Benefits
MAY 16, 2024
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. The post QBE North America enhances paid parental leave programme appeared first on Employee Benefits.
Employee Benefits
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Global architecture firm Hassell has enhanced its parental leave benefits in order to pave the way for a more balanced and inclusive workforce. Effective now, the comprehensive parental leave policy offers 16 weeks of paid leave to all parents, irrespective of their role as primary or secondary carers.
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
JULY 11, 2023
workers do not have a guaranteed source of pay to cover leave following the birth of a child or to bond with a new addition to the family. Lack of access to paid parental leave can create a financial hardship […] The post Getting Paid During Parental Leave appeared first on Word on Benefits.
Employee Benefits
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Image credit: Konektus Photo / Shutterstock.com Global beauty firm Coty is to extend its global parental leave policy which will allow all employees to take a minimum of 14 weeks, fully paid, regardless of gender. Coty believes its parental leave policy champions gender equality in pay and workplace advancement worldwide.
Employee Benefits
MAY 8, 2024
Global travel business Abercrombie and Kent Travel Group has introduced a paid global parental leave policy in order to create a more diverse and inclusive workplace culture. We are incredibly proud to be at the forefront of the travel industry in offering this progressive parental leave package.
Employee Benefits
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Credit: Alex Yeung / Shutterstock.com London Metropolitan University has enhanced its parental leave as part of its commitment to nurture an environment where staff can thrive both professionally and personally. The post London Metropolitan University enhances parental leave appeared first on Employee Benefits.
Employee Benefits
JANUARY 6, 2022
Partnership management platform Impact.com has introduced a new global parental leave policy that outlines the enhanced support available to employees. Shared parental leave will also be offered to UK-based staff while employee assistance programmes will provide confidential counselling, advice and support 24 hours a day. “In
Employee Benefits
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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. The post London Stock Exchange Group enhances global parental leave appeared first on Employee Benefits.
Employee Benefits
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
RSA Insurance is to introduce equal parental leave from January 2024 in order to add to its family-friendly provision. The new policy will offer all parents up to 52 weeks of equal leave, 26 of which will be fully paid. It The post RSA Insurance to introduce equal parental leave appeared first on Employee Benefits.
Employee Benefits
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
The post Rugby Football Union enhances parental leave policy appeared first on Employee Benefits. “The current policy allows players to make choices as well providing financial certainty. We know the policy will evolve over time and understand each player’s individual circumstances are unique.”
Employee Benefits
JUNE 14, 2023
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.
Employee Benefits
AUGUST 30, 2023
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.
Employee Benefits
DECEMBER 12, 2022
National sporting governing body Netball Australia has amended its parental leave policy in order to better support its employees and their families. Netball Australia increased paid parental leave for primary carers from eight to 18 weeks, while paid parental leave for secondary carers was increased from two to six weeks.
Employee Benefits
MARCH 30, 2023
Credit: Michael715 / Shutterstock.com Epiroc, a Swedish productivity and sustainability firm for the mining and infrastructure industries, has given its 17,000 global employees a minimum of 12 weeks of paid parental leave. The post Epiroc enhances paid parental leave globally appeared first on Employee Benefits.
Global People Strategist
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Parental leave—it’s a topic that’s been making headlines around the world. Countries from the United States to Australia are rethinking their parental leave policies, and Japan is no exception. Japan made some significant changes to its parental leave policy in 2022. What is Parental Leave?
Employee Benefits
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Banking organisation Deutsche Bank has enhanced its parental leave benefits for employees across the Asia Pacific region. With our new newly enhanced parental leave benefits, we hope to empower our colleagues to focus on their families and themselves, during what is a very important time in their lives.”
Employee Benefits
MAY 19, 2023
Credit: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com Global law firm Clyde and Co has enhanced its paid parental leave as of this month for all employees and partners with at least 12 months of service. Employees were made eligible immediately, with retrospective eligibility for those already on or recently returned from parental leave.
HR Digest
MAY 4, 2023
Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, has recently made a controversial decision to slash the company’s paid parental leave policy. According to internal company documents, Musk has drastically reduced Twitter’s paid parental leave policy from 20 weeks to just 14 days.
Employee Benefits
JUNE 5, 2024
Investment bank and financial services firm Citigroup has enhanced its parental leave and introduced a new caregiver leave initiative for its employees based in the US and Puerto Rico. The post Citigroup enhances parental leave for US and Puerto Rico employees appeared first on Employee Benefits.
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.
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.
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
Employee Benefits
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman has extended its parental leave for employees across the India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA) region. which aims to provide support to employees before, during and after their parental leave to ease the transition to parenthood while supporting their career.
Employee Benefits
APRIL 10, 2024
We have all heard of shared parental leave (SPL), but should employers be encouraging employees to take it or is it just a headache for the business? SPL was designed to address the gender imbalance in care giving and to give parents more choice and flexibility in their child’s first year.
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.
Employee Benefits
JUNE 26, 2023
Global strategy consulting firm OC&C Strategy Consultants has launched a fully equalised paid parental leave policy in a move towards gender equality for all of its employees. The policy promotes shared care through equalising paid leave and flexibility for how that leave is taken.
Employee Benefits
MAY 25, 2023
Global law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has expanded its parental leave policies across the business, effective from 1 July. UK employees will be eligible for 26 weeks of leave at 100% pay, as well as 13 weeks of statutory maternity pay for primary carers, and 13 weeks at 100% pay for secondary carers.
Employee Benefits
JANUARY 5, 2023
The US Department of Defense has expanded its military parental leave programme in order to allow all eligible active and reserve service members to care for children while balancing their work. According to the Department of Defense, the leave can be taken by both birth and non-birth parents.
Employee Benefits
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Credit: William Barton / Shutterstock.com Staff at King’s College London have accepted a pay increase and paid parental leave, as well as childcare subsidies, ending a long-running marking and assessments boycott. The post King’s College London staff accept pay rise and increased parental leave appeared first on Employee Benefits.
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.
Employee Benefits
JUNE 15, 2023
More than one-third (39%) of employees think their employer should do more to make their parental leave policy more inclusive, according to research by global employment and HR firm Remote. Parental leave covers all aspects of becoming a parent, without referencing a specific gender.
Flimp Communications
JUNE 16, 2022
There's a groundswell of support for paid parental leave. Here's why you should offer — or expand — your paid parental leave benefits. The post How Paid Parental Leave Benefits Everyone appeared first on Flimp. Hint: it benefits everyone.
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