Sentences with phrase «weeks of paid parental leave»

In a week when politicians try to bury news amid the Christmas rush, Mr. de Blasio said that he would grant six weeks of paid parental leave to 20,000 city employees, one of the most generous policies of its kind in the country and red meat for his liberal base.

Not only do they offer twelve weeks of paid parental leave, they have generous flexible work policies, pumping rooms for nursing moms, and a maternity return program that allows for slower on - ramping after the birth of a new baby.

Morgan Stanley provides 16 weeks of paid parental leave to primary caregivers.

For employees at the corporate headquarters (who account for 3 % of its workforce), the company provides 18 weeks of paid parental leave for mothers and 12 weeks for fathers.

Not exact matches

Some states and municipalities already offer incentives to businesses that provide paid parental leave — California offers public disability insurance which covers 55 percent of workers» pay for up to six weeks.

Benefits offered: Bank of America offers 16 weeks fully paid parental leave, adoption reimbursement of $ 8,000 per child and up to $ 240 in monthly child care subsidies.

However, Morneau, who also announced the introduction of up to five weeks of parental leave for fathers or non-birth parents to encourage greater sharing of child - rearing responsibilities, did not address a question on the limits of legislation and what the government can do to address societal barriers that could contribute the gender pay gap.

The enhanced parental leave policy is the newest addition to our existing leave policies which include 16 weeks of paid maternity, adoption and surrogacy leave for primary caregivers.

With this in mind, we suggest that an optimum leave design involves reserved leave for mothers (possibly called Maternity Leave) before the birth and up to around four weeks after it; around two weeks» birth - and - post-birth leave for fathers (possibly called Paternity Leave); and thereafter, Flexible Parental Leave (for a minimum of 12 weeks, with an aspiration of 6 - 9 months or more; well - paid; and with reserved periods for mothers and fathleave design involves reserved leave for mothers (possibly called Maternity Leave) before the birth and up to around four weeks after it; around two weeks» birth - and - post-birth leave for fathers (possibly called Paternity Leave); and thereafter, Flexible Parental Leave (for a minimum of 12 weeks, with an aspiration of 6 - 9 months or more; well - paid; and with reserved periods for mothers and fathleave for mothers (possibly called Maternity Leave) before the birth and up to around four weeks after it; around two weeks» birth - and - post-birth leave for fathers (possibly called Paternity Leave); and thereafter, Flexible Parental Leave (for a minimum of 12 weeks, with an aspiration of 6 - 9 months or more; well - paid; and with reserved periods for mothers and fathLeave) before the birth and up to around four weeks after it; around two weeks» birth - and - post-birth leave for fathers (possibly called Paternity Leave); and thereafter, Flexible Parental Leave (for a minimum of 12 weeks, with an aspiration of 6 - 9 months or more; well - paid; and with reserved periods for mothers and fathleave for fathers (possibly called Paternity Leave); and thereafter, Flexible Parental Leave (for a minimum of 12 weeks, with an aspiration of 6 - 9 months or more; well - paid; and with reserved periods for mothers and fathLeave); and thereafter, Flexible Parental Leave (for a minimum of 12 weeks, with an aspiration of 6 - 9 months or more; well - paid; and with reserved periods for mothers and fathLeave (for a minimum of 12 weeks, with an aspiration of 6 - 9 months or more; well - paid; and with reserved periods for mothers and fathers).

Fathers are offered 2 weeks at 90 % pay for paternity leave, and they can take up to 13 weeks of unpaid parental leave (which is available to the mother as well).

There is no paternity leave, but fathers can take up to 156 weeks of parental leave (the first 78 weeks is partially paid, the remainder is unpaid).

For example, AMP, Australia's largest insurer and the owner of Pearl Assurance in the UK, has given paid parental leave of up to six weeks to hundreds of parents and has calculated that the move has saved the company 400 % of their initial investment through changes in staff loyalty, retentions and productivity.

One option to help dads spend more time with their new borns is shared parental leave (SPL), which allows parents to split up to 52 weeks off between them, as well as up to 39 weeks of statutory shared parental pay.

We are paid 18 weeks parental leave, and our jobs are kept open for a year of maternity leave.

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On the other hand, maternity leave, which is very important for breastfeeding support, is well - established in Germany: 14 weeks fully paid maternity leave (6 weeks before the birth, 8 weeks after the birth or 12 weeks for preterm or multiple birth), 12 months parental leave with 65 % of the mother's salary (partly paid for by health insurance companies and partly by employers) and unpaid parental leave until the child is 3 years old.

In Canada the Labour Code legislates 17 weeks leave with 15 weeks paid at 60 % of average weekly earnings plus the option of 10 weeks of unpaid, parental leave; however workplace breastfeeding regulations are not yet in place.

NYC teachers union president Michael Mulgrew took shots at the de Blasio administration for the second time in two weeks — this time charging city leaders with gender bias over their handling of paid parental leave.

Full - time employees at Amazon receive competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare, 401 (k), company stock awards, and parental leave benefits, including up to 20 weeks of paid leave and innovative benefits such as Leave Share and Ramp Back, which give new parents flexibility with their growing famileave benefits, including up to 20 weeks of paid leave and innovative benefits such as Leave Share and Ramp Back, which give new parents flexibility with their growing famileave and innovative benefits such as Leave Share and Ramp Back, which give new parents flexibility with their growing famiLeave Share and Ramp Back, which give new parents flexibility with their growing families.

MANHATTAN — Starting in January, thousands of city workers will be guaranteed at least six weeks of fully paid parental leave, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday.

Teachers union president Michael Mulgrew took shots at the de Blasio administration on Monday for the second time in two weeks — this time charging city leaders with gender bias over their handling of paid parental leave.

(In Quebec, the percentage of fathers claiming parental leave jumped from 27.8 % to 80.1 % after three to five weeks of paid fathers - only leave was introduced in 2006.)

New parents must be cognizant that Canada's maternity leave and parental benefits only pay 55 per cent of a person's income up to $ 537 a week, except in Quebec, which runs its own provincial program.

Jenny has access to 12 weeks maternity leave and will be entitled to paid parental leave from the Department of Human Services of 18 weeks on minimum wage.

The MPs were part of a Liberal Party group, led by backbencher Alex Hawke, which this week urged Mr Abbott to ditch his paid parental leave scheme.

Entitlement to parental leave will increase to 61 weeks (effective December 3, 2017, previously 35 weeks) without pay for employees (birth mothers) who took pregnancy leave and a period of 63 weeks (effective December 3, 2017, previously 37 weeks) without pay for all other eligible employees, and must start within 78 weeks (effective December 3, 2017, previously 52 weeks) of the day on which the child was born or came into the employee's custody, care and control for the first time.

Anderson says some of the policies and programs that helped propel Drinker Biddle onto the list include compensation transparency, a 12 - week paid parental leave policy, flex - time and reduced - hours work options, and a strong women's leadership committee that includes the firm chairman.

Both employers and employees should be aware that shared parental leave pay is only paid for a maximum of 37 weeks — any additional weeks of leave are unpaid.

The policy in place at the relevant time was that mothers were paid at an enhanced rate for up to 26 weeks of shared parental leave, (and at the statutory rate for 13 weeks thereafter) but there was no equivalent benefit for fathers, who were only entitled to statutory shared parental pay for the duration of their period of leave.

Our gender - neutral paid parental leave policy, which grants all lawyers up to 12 weeks of time with their new baby following birth, adoption, or foster care placement.

In the case of Capita Customer Management Limited v Ali the Employment Appeal Tribunal («EAT») reversed the decision of the Employment Tribunal («ET») and ruled that an employer did not directly discriminate against men on grounds of sex by refusing a new father enhanced pay whilst on shared parental leave whilst female employees received enhanced maternity pay for the first 14 weeks of maternity leave.

If they choose to bring their leave and pay or allowance to an early end, eligible working parents can share the balance of the remaining leave and pay as shared parental leave and pay up to a total of 50 weeks of leave and 37 weeks of pay.

In Canada, 12 months of partially paid maternity and parental leaves were available; in the U.S., 12 weeks of unpaid leave were offered to those who were eligible (firms with 50 or more workers) 3.

Virginia has no parental leave policies, but nearby District of Columbia introduced new legislation in 2015 to provide its residents with up to 16 weeks of paid family leave in a year, the most generous family leave policy in the nation.