If a non-gestational parent doesn't have access to paid parental leave, going without a paycheck just as you introduce a new family member is a hardship many people can't afford. Consider this: According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), parents are expected to spend over $2...
Accenture, the consulting company, doubled its paid maternity leave last year, to 16 weeks. According to Stacey Jones in Accenture’s media relations department, the firm subsequently saw a nearly 40% reduction in the number of moms leaving their jobs after the birth or adoption of a child. ...
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Offering paid parental leaveis an important part of attracting and keeping top talent. These are the common types of paid parental leave: Maternity leave provides paid time off for birth mothers to recover from childbirth. This type of parental leave allows birth mothers to take time off work ...
The UK's maternity leave policy is relatively generous, compared with other countries. Statutory Maternity Pay is paid by every employer for up to 39 weeks, which totals 90% of salary. Alongside this, shared parental leave was introduced in 2015, allowing parents to separate their leave allowanc...
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is negligible. Now I want to call out an exception: maternity leave. There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that babies do better when their mothers take some maternity leave. The early days with your child can impact their development, so if you have paid leave, you should take ...
The U.S. is the only developed nation — almost the only nation at all — to lack paid maternity leave. As I explained a couple of years ago at the United Nations, this is based on a sexist idea straight out of the Mad Men era: that women don’t need pay because men make all ...
It’s important to keep in mind that paid family leave is not just about childbirth. Elderly family members need care, too. Sean Cullen, our Human Resources Project Coordinator, helped care for his grandmother before he came to UncommonGoods. ...