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Parental Leave in Japan

Global People Strategist

Parental leave—it’s a topic that’s been making headlines around the world. Countries from the United States to Australia are rethinking their parental leave policies, and Japan is no exception. Japan made some significant changes to its parental leave policy in 2022. What is Parental Leave?

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Elon Musk Sparks Controversy with Drastic Reduction of Twitter’s Parental Leave Policy

HR Digest

Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, has recently made a controversial decision to slash the company’s paid parental leave policy. According to internal company documents, Musk has drastically reduced Twitter’s paid parental leave policy from 20 weeks to just 14 days.

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WeightWatchers gives US staff six months of paid parental leave

Employee Benefits

WeightWatchers has introduced six months of paid parental leave for eligible full and part-time employees in the US. She introduced the policy so as to address the fact that paid parental leave is not federally guaranteed in the US, and it is up to individual states and employers to offer this.

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President Biden’s State of the Union Calls for Paid Leave Improvements

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In his State of the Union address, President Biden called for improved paid parental leave to better support working parents. This echoes his message in 2022 to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act and improve paid leave for parents.

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US employee leave requests increased by up to 40% in 2022

Employee Benefits

Employee leave requests increased by between 21% and 40% in 2022 compared with the previous year, according to research by AbsenceSoft. The 2023 Employee leave of absence forecast survey surveyed 600 US corporate and HR leaders with responsibility for the employee experience, HR policies, and HR technology purchase decisions.

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Bank of Ireland receives Gold Investors in Diversity EDI Mark

Employee Benefits

It gained bronze accreditation in 2020 and silver in 2022. From day one of their employment, employees can access a seven week top up of parentsleave, 13 weeks’ paid leave for partners which includes paternity plus parentsleave, foster care leave, and paid fertility and surrogacy leave.

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How will the ‘Great Resignation’ change employees attitudes to employee benefits?

Employee Benefits

Dee Coakley, co-founder and chief executive at global employment platform Boundless, says foundational benefits such as health insurance are still very much in demand, as are extended sick, maternity, paternity and parental leave. Beyond these, people want freedom to choose what they would like.