Sentences with phrase «like parental leave»

Are there policies you'd like to see, like parental leave, mandatory vacation, etc. that would help people avoid burning out?

Programs like parental leave, sabbaticals, and adoption assistance are the cherry on top.

Not exact matches

In short: It looks like generous paid parental leave policies are here to stay.

You can develop progressive parental leave policies that allow employees to ease back in the workforce after having kids, like Heather Payne, the founder of HackerYou and Ladies Learning Code.

In a developed country like the U.S. which says it values families and children, decent paid parental leave should have long ago become the norm.

It's not just about having one issue fixed, like establishing better parental leave policies or solving for the wage gap, it's addressing all of these small things that add up to a bigger problem.

What the Government has in fact announced may look and sound like flexible parental leave.

I feel that extended paid parental leave supports the needs of women who would like to breastfeed.

«it gives the impression that every nursing mother is an attention - seeking lunatic» It also works against women who would like to see more paid maternity / parental leave or flex time for working because it gives the idea that THIS is what women are going to do with that extra paid time, show up topless to a public event and sit on the floor nursing in front of a formula company's table.

Would you like to sign my petition to help families get extended parental leave?»

International experts from UN Women and NGOs like Promundo are doing important work to change harmful norms of gender and masculinity through parental leave and fathers» quotas policies and education programs for adolescent boys, respectively.

Unfortunately, almost none of that could be said to come «naturally» in a society that doesn't always teach men to fully respect or nurture their partners, doesn't provide universal paid parental leave for all parents, doesn't ensure that all healthcare providers understand what it means to support mothers» efforts to breastfeed, doesn't teach people what it looks like to establish a nursing relationship, and pushes mothers to put all sorts of other things (financial obligations, social pressures to entertain guests and / or «get their body back») ahead of their postpartum recovery.

Measures like the year's shared parental leave that starts in April 2015, and is one of the Lib Dems» proudest contributions to coalition policy, do matter.

«Now, whether companies have used money that funded other benefits such as maternity and parental leave, and the likes, and put it into health care programs instead, we can't be sure.»

They suggest their observation could indicate that being a parent in a country with a strong welfare system, paid parental leave and high - quality childcare has different implications for parental mental health compared to the situation in a country like the United States.

The primary theory for this disparity is that the U.S. has a relative lack of workplace policies like paid sick leave, paid vacation, flexible work hours, and paid parental leave.

On the left, groups like the United Farm Workers challenged the secretary's authority to issue waivers that would curtail parental rights.

Those costs include reduced income during parental leave, necessities like food and diapers, as well as future education savings.

Many childless lawyers and others in demanding careers believe that a «culture of parental privilege» permeates the workforce, allowing moms and dads to play the «parent card» to do things like leave work earlier or skip out on office emergencies.

It will become bearable when decidedly more quotidian things become commonplace — like paid parental leave and affordable, quality day care (which Sandberg and Slaughter both advocate).

Or do they think that lawyers might not have to pay the full cost of regulation if the government did it, or that the government would not get involved in expensive frills like subsidizing law libraries or running parental leave programs or paying benchers... or define whatever cost of the law society you happen to think is a frill rather than useful.

Like maternity and parental leave, EI benefits are available for employees who are going on compassionate care leave.

In my experience some lawyers prefer not to draw attention to parental leave and like to project a sense of continuity in terms of client relationships — US lawyers, for example, who take shorter periods of parental leave, often three months.

The new guide explains what a model Parental Leave Policy (PLP) should look like, the key issues it should cover, the rationale for positively engaging with Shared Parental Leave and outlines strategies to avoid misuse.

«That's still an important factor, but what we're seeing is more emphasis on things like longer parental leave, opportunities for sabbaticals, and better benefit packages.

But workers always have their job on their mind, with issues like equal pay, parental leave, and work - life balance taking the forefront in a lot of conversations.

De-gendering gender diversity by offering and accepting equal parental leave and flexible working options without career consequences for both men and women seems to me like the next logical step to help to make real and lasting gender equality progress in the workplace.

From free gourmet meals to parental leave, the company likes to take care of its employees.

Shared parental leave could be the answer to a number of tricky issues like sharing childcare and other housework, but recent studies have shown that it may not be as straightforward as... (continued)

The impact of the Federal Budget on women goes way beyond so - called «specific interest» measures like the paid parental leave scheme and changes to family benefits, says Kristine... Read more

Its really hard to discuss this anywhere without hearing «Oh your just trying to turn him against his mother» I know that happens alot and i know men and women are both guilty of it but in fact i had never heard of the term «parental alienation syndrome» until a couple days ago, i was actually starting to think based on everyones reaction when i brought up my feelings that it was all in my head and even my son told me i was dillusional right before he stopped talking to me and cut all contact.His mother moved him away to another state when he was 4 basically without more than a few days noticed after i had relocated closer to him to spend more time together, there was no history of abuse and i was paying support so that was a red flag anyway but hes 29 now and i feel like ive pretty much lost him forever.im in another location i moved to be able to see him more after my parents died in 2008 (about a month apart) but that has turned into a disaster since he no longer wants contact.He has a half brother here by myself and my present wife but my youngest son is mentally disabled and unable to take care of himself, myself and my 2 sons are all that is left of my family i have no other relatives anymore and i feel horrible for anyone else who has to go through this.