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3 Reasons to Boost Your Employee Benefits Offerings in 2020

Achievers

Naturally, most businesses can’t afford the king suite of benefits—unlimited PTO, free insurance, etc. Given the choice between working somewhere with great benefits and somewhere with the bare minimum, anyone would choose the business with more PTO. Some paid parental leave. Ten years ago, that wasn’t a problem.

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Parental leave, PTO and job protection: 10 countries with the best labor laws

Employee Benefit News

Law firm Bisnar Chase asked 3,000 employees which international labor laws they wished would be implemented in their state.

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Paid parental leave options: Understanding your rights

Business Management Daily

Parents need time off to care for and bond with their latest addition. However, limited parental leave options in the United States often hinder them. Currently, only 27% of American workers employed in the private sector have access to paid family leave. Paid Parental Leave is what?

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Getting Paid During Parental Leave

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

workers do not have a guaranteed source of pay to cover leave following the birth of a child or to bond with a new addition to the family. Lack of access to paid parental leave can create a financial hardship […] The post Getting Paid During Parental Leave appeared first on Word on Benefits.

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This CEO is on a mission to fix paid parental leave policies

Employee Benefit News

Without a federal policy for new parents, the CEO of Parento shares how employers can create a program that benefits everyone.

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UNLIMITED VACATION: 6 Things to Consider

HR Bartender

Unlimited vacation (or unlimited PTO) isn’t a license to not get the work done. But smart companies are shifting those funds toward other benefits like wellness programs, student loan repayment programs , and parental leave (just to name a few.) Unlimited PTO doesn’t mean every request is rubber stamped.

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Six Months Of Paid Parental Leave Is Enough, Gates Foundation Says

Wellable

In an era when companies are looking to expand their benefits to attract and retain employees, one organization says that it is reducing its generous paid parental leave. Since 2015, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has offered mothers and fathers 52 weeks of paid time off (PTO) in the first year of a child’s birth or adoption.