Facebook ramps paid leave time for new
dads
Facebook ramps paid leave time for new dads
Facebook ramps paid leave time
With Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg
about to become a dad, the social network
boosted the amount of time fathers can take off
to bond with their new babies.
Beginning with the new year, dads
working full-time for Facebook
anywhere in the world will have the
option of taking four months’ paid leave.
All new dads working for Facebook
outside the US currently get a minimum
of four weeks’ paternity leave, with more
time offered in locations where required
by local law, according to Facebook.
Same-sex partners who are not primary
caregivers for babies get the same paid
leave time as dads, the social network
said.
The change, effective January 1,
essentially raises parental leave time for
dads and non-custodial same-sex
partners from four weeks to four
months.
The change puts paternity leave outside
the US on par with maternity leave at
Facebook workplaces around the world,
and extends the benefit to same-sex
couples.
“In reviewing our parental leave
policies, we have decided to make this
change because it’s the right thing to do
for our people and their families,”
human resources boss Lori Matloff Goler
said in a post on her Facebook page.
“This expanded benefit primarily affects
new fathers and people in same-sex
relationships outside the US.”
The paid time off can be taken any time
during the year after a baby is born and
includes adopted babies.
Maternity leave offered to Facebook
employees around the world is already
four months, and the benefit was
available to both moms and dads in the
United States.
– Baby bonus –
Facebook also gives a $4,000 bonus for
parents to help meet the needs of new
babies.
Zuckerberg, who heads the company,
announced last week that he will take
two months’ paternity leave after his
wife gives birth to their first child.
“This is a very personal decision, and
I’ve decided to take two months of
paternity leave when our daughter
arrives,” Zuckerberg said in a post on
his Facebook page.
“Studies show that when working parents
take time to be with their newborns,
outcomes are better for the children and
families.”
California-based Facebook gives US
employees the option of taking as long as
four months paid maternity or paternity
leave, letting them divide the time as
they wish over the course of a year.
Zuckerberg and his doctor wife, Priscilla,
revealed in July that they were expecting
their first child, a girl, after a series of
miscarriages.
Leading streaming music service Spotify
last week announced that all full-time
employees will have the option to take as
long as six months’ parental leave at full
pay during the first three years after
having children.
Internet giants ramping leave time for
parents could put pressure on other
firms to do the same to attract talent in a
competitive industry.
With Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg
about to become a dad, the social network
boosted the amount of time fathers can take off
to bond with their new babies.
Beginning with the new year, dads
working full-time for Facebook
anywhere in the world will have the
option of taking four months’ paid leave.
All new dads working for Facebook
outside the US currently get a minimum
of four weeks’ paternity leave, with more
time offered in locations where required
by local law, according to Facebook.
Same-sex partners who are not primary
caregivers for babies get the same paid
leave time as dads, the social network
said.
The change, effective January 1,
essentially raises parental leave time for
dads and non-custodial same-sex
partners from four weeks to four
months.
The change puts paternity leave outside
the US on par with maternity leave at
Facebook workplaces around the world,
and extends the benefit to same-sex
couples.
“In reviewing our parental leave
policies, we have decided to make this
change because it’s the right thing to do
for our people and their families,”
human resources boss Lori Matloff Goler
said in a post on her Facebook page.
“This expanded benefit primarily affects
new fathers and people in same-sex
relationships outside the US.”
The paid time off can be taken any time
during the year after a baby is born and
includes adopted babies.
Maternity leave offered to Facebook
employees around the world is already
four months, and the benefit was
available to both moms and dads in the
United States.
– Baby bonus –
Facebook also gives a $4,000 bonus for
parents to help meet the needs of new
babies.
Zuckerberg, who heads the company,
announced last week that he will take
two months’ paternity leave after his
wife gives birth to their first child.
“This is a very personal decision, and
I’ve decided to take two months of
paternity leave when our daughter
arrives,” Zuckerberg said in a post on
his Facebook page.
“Studies show that when working parents
take time to be with their newborns,
outcomes are better for the children and
families.”
California-based Facebook gives US
employees the option of taking as long as
four months paid maternity or paternity
leave, letting them divide the time as
they wish over the course of a year.
Zuckerberg and his doctor wife, Priscilla,
revealed in July that they were expecting
their first child, a girl, after a series of
miscarriages.
Leading streaming music service Spotify
last week announced that all full-time
employees will have the option to take as
long as six months’ parental leave at full
pay during the first three years after
having children.
Internet giants ramping leave time for
parents could put pressure on other
firms to do the same to attract talent in a
competitive industry.
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