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Starbucks’ Parental Leave Policy Doubles the Paid Leave for New Parents

HR Digest

With Netflixs parental leave policy on shaky grounds , Starbucks parental leave policy is now offering to provide industry-defining benefits to employees by doubling the leave allowance currently available to workers. Additionally, non-birth parents will receive up to 12 weeks of leave at full pay.

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Employment Insurance Benefits: What You Need to Know for 2025

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

Here is what you need to know regarding Employment Insurance benefits in 2025. The Employment Insurance (EI) program provides temporary income support to unemployed workers while they look […] The post Employment Insurance Benefits: What You Need to Know for 2025 appeared first on Word on Benefits.

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Eight Key Trends In Staff Benefits Programs In 2025

Empuls

  Eight key trends in staff benefits programs in 2025 The nature of staff benefits has evolved significantly over the years. Approximately 49% of employees plan to leave their jobs within the next year due to insufficient benefits, highlighting the need for companies to adapt their offerings. 

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Fringe Benefits: A Guide to Understanding and Leveraging Employee Perks

HR Digest

In 2025, salaries alone no longer define an attractive employment offer. In 2025, theyre a cornerstone of progressive HR policies, reflecting a shift toward holistic employee value propositions. Work-Life Balance Perks Paid time off, flexible schedules, remote work options, and parental leave fall here.

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Deloitte equalises paid parental leave

Employee Benefits

Accounting firm Deloitte UK is to equalise parental leave , in order to give fathers the same paternity pay as it does maternity pay for mothers. The policy of 26 weeks of fully- paid family leave for all new parents will come into effect on 1 January 2025 and will be a day-one right.

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Employee Appreciation Day 2025, A Call to Reimagine Gratitude

HR Digest

Employee Appreciation Day 2025 arrives as both a milestone and a mirror. Its time to ask a few questions: How do find better ways to recognize employees and make gratitude meaningful in 2025? The State of Work in 2025 Five years on from the seismic shifts of the Covid-19 pandemic , the workplace of 2025 is a hybrid beast.

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What can the UK learn from childcare policies around the world?

Employee Benefits

Looking at childcare provision in other countries , greater investment from government can bring down overall costs for employers to offer working parents more support. Some UK organisations have taken the lead from countries that offer enhanced leave such as Iceland, where equal parental leave is considered the norm.