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Parental Leave for New Dads: Companies That Boosted Their Paternity Leave

HR Digest

Parents in the workplace arguably give employers a hard time to manage, mostly new dads. However, some employers are putting more efforts to tackle parental leave issues squarely – more companies are improving their parental leave policies for both new moms and new dads. Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

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Increased paid leave trends in 2024

WEX Inc.

Employers are increasingly recognizing the importance of providing ample time off to their employees with more than 80% of U.S. employers planning to change their leave policies over the next two years. Let’s take a look at some of the most recent trends regarding increased paid leave. The percentage of U.S.

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How to Turn a New Company Policy from Negative to Positive

HR Bartender

For large employers, it can add up to $2 – 3?million So, in addition to offering an open vacation policy, we increased parental leave and added up to $3000 to help offset the cost of adoption. Other employees were unhappy because they didn’t value the new benefits like parental leave, scholarship programs, and child care.

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Lovewell’s logic: Is the UK failing on pay despite high minimum rates?

Employee Benefits

According to the report, this can largely be attributed to the introduction of the National Living Wage in 2016, which has had a significant impact on reducing hourly pay inequality. In addition, the retailer has introduced a raft of initiatives to support new and prospective parents during their fertility journey.

Retail 101
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How does your parental leave policy stack up? Is it fair? Equitable? Competitive?

PeopleStrategy

Family leave has been subject to much scrutiny and debate in recent years. And two current employment trends are putting additional pressure on employers to take a closer look at their current parental leave policies: Employees want better work-life balance as they seek a higher quality of life. Go gender neutral.

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Seven legislation changes you should be aware of

Ascender

Employers can begin switching over to Single Touch Payroll from 1 July 2017. To withhold tax at this correct rate, employers must register with the ATO by the 31 January 2017. As of 1 October 2016, the 32.5% From 1 July 2018, all businesses with 20 employees or more will be required to use the new system. tax threshold (34.5%

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Use Benefits Enrollment Communications to Educate and Prepare

Flimp Communications

A 2016 SHRM survey found several data points relevant to our discussion. Their study found that nearly 65% of employees chose new benefits during enrollment and “credited their employer for using a variety of communication methods to keep them informed.” Employees and Annual Benefits Enrollment. But there’s always room for improvement.