Not exact matches
The
company did not disclose the terms of its previous
parental leave policy, nor did it immediately respond to a request for comment.
Parenting will always be a challenge in the life of any ambitious entrepreneur and / or business leader, and there are many ways to raise a child: with hired help, with the support of extended family or working for a
company with generous family
policies that allow for flexible work hours and
parental leave.
Though the number of
companies expanding their paid
parental leave benefits is rising, Sandberg acknowledged that it's less common for employees to get paid time off to care for sick loved ones, saying that the US needs public
policies «that make it easier for people to care for their children and aging parents and for families to mourn and heal after loss.»
When reevaluating your
company's
parental leave policies and deciding what is best for your organization and employees, start by knowing the minimum requirements.
• Holds «boot camps» that educate employees on the
company's flexible work hours and
parental leave policies to ensure employees use them.
And while the
company obviously doesn't recruit specifically on their
parental leave policies given the personal nature of applicants» family situations, Siegel believes that ZipRecruiter's overall commitment to work - life balance, of which this
policy is a part, is a huge help when it comes to winning talent for the
company — particularly senior talent.
As board member Fred Wilson notes in a blog post supportively commenting on the new
policy: «Etsy is a global
company with significant operations in countries with
parental leave regulations that are more generous than what exists in the US.
Here in the U.S. over the past few years tech
companies have been earning praise in the media for new, more generous
parental leave policies.
Though not headquartered in the city of San Francisco, tech
companies including Facebook, Netflix, and eBay are known for offering generous
parental leave policies.
A group of investors is asking the board of Starbucks Corp. to weigh the risk that the
company's new
policy for paid
parental leave is discriminatory.
Before your meeting, learn about labour laws and your
company's
policies on maternity and
parental leave.
Recently, everyone has been talking about tech
companies upgrading their
parental leave policies to attract top talent.
While
parental leave policies are not the only reason to choose an employer, with so many
companies in the U.S. offering very little or even no perks at all for new parents, it's worth noting.