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Increased paid leave trends in 2024

WEX Inc.

This shift in mindset has led to a surge in various types of increased paid leave, reflecting a growing awareness of the diverse needs of today’s workforce. Let’s take a look at some of the most recent trends regarding increased paid leave. Sabbatical leave Another trend gaining traction is sabbatical leave.

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

HR Digest

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. Between 2018 and 2016, paid maternity leave jumped 10 percent, according to a study published by the SHRM.

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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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Tracy Layney Makes Way for Her Vision

HR Digest

For example, over the past several years, we’ve implemented paid family leave and paid parental leave, as well as extended paid sick leave to part-time retail employees so our employees never have to choose between work and taking care of their own health, a new child, or a sick parent or spouse.

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Best Workplaces for Working Dads 2019

HR Digest

In creating the list, The HR Digest analyzed answers to questions related to fathers about paternity and adoption leave benefits, surrogacy and fertility benefits, and childcare options for men and programs that let parents easily go back to work after parental leave. HOW EMPLOYERS CAN SUPPORT WORKING DADS.

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What U.S. Employers Can Learn About Work-Life Balance from These 6 Countries

Hppy

In 2016, the country was ranked the second top country with global trade enabling system. However, the accomodating work system in Norway has removed this burden from parents. The Scandinavia country is known to have one of the best parental benefits and compensation in the world. The country had a score point of 9.3

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New employment laws to watch in 2020

Insperity

The Obama administration planned to raise the minimum to $913 a week, or $47,476 per year, by December 2016. Changes at the state and local level: Paid leave policies. For example, Massachusetts’ paid leave law took effect in September 2019. Now, though, the Department of Labor is phasing in the new minimums.