10 best companies for working parents
September 29, 2015 8:35 AM
With companies such as Adobe and Nestle making recent headlines for expanding their paid parental leave programs, these benefits appear to be gaining traction as an important recruiting and retention tool. Here is the average number of paid weeks off new parents receive at the top 10 companies on Working Mothers annual list of best companies.
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Abbott
Number of U.S. employees: 16,711
Fully paid weeks off for new moms (average): 6
Fully paid weeks off for new dads (average): 0
Fully paid weeks off for adoptive parents (average): 2
Company sponsors back-up child care: Yes
Percentage of employees who use flex time: 97
Fully paid weeks off for new moms (average): 6
Fully paid weeks off for new dads (average): 0
Fully paid weeks off for adoptive parents (average): 2
Company sponsors back-up child care: Yes
Percentage of employees who use flex time: 97
Deloitte
Number of U.S. employees: 46,258
Fully paid weeks off for new moms (average): 14
Fully paid weeks off for new dads (average): 18
Fully paid weeks off for adoptive parents (average): 8
Company sponsors back-up child care: Yes
Percentage of employees who use flex time: 95
Fully paid weeks off for new moms (average): 14
Fully paid weeks off for new dads (average): 18
Fully paid weeks off for adoptive parents (average): 8
Company sponsors back-up child care: Yes
Percentage of employees who use flex time: 95
Ernst & Young
Number of U.S. employees: 35,240
Fully paid weeks off for new moms (average): 12
Fully paid weeks off for new dads (average): 6
Fully paid weeks off for adoptive parents (average): 6
Company sponsors back-up child care: Yes
Percentage of employees who use flex time: 95
Fully paid weeks off for new moms (average): 12
Fully paid weeks off for new dads (average): 6
Fully paid weeks off for adoptive parents (average): 6
Company sponsors back-up child care: Yes
Percentage of employees who use flex time: 95
General Mills
Number of U.S. employees: 16,200
Fully paid weeks off for new moms (average): 6
Fully paid weeks off for new dads (average): 2
Fully paid weeks off for adoptive parents (average): 2
Company sponsors back-up child care: Yes
Percentage of employees who use flex time: Not answered
Fully paid weeks off for new moms (average): 6
Fully paid weeks off for new dads (average): 2
Fully paid weeks off for adoptive parents (average): 2
Company sponsors back-up child care: Yes
Percentage of employees who use flex time: Not answered
IBM
Number of U.S. employees: 380,000
Fully paid weeks off for new moms (average): 6
Fully paid weeks off for new dads (average): 2
Fully paid weeks off for adoptive parents (average): 2
Company sponsors back-up child care: Yes
Percentage of employees who use flex time: 85
Fully paid weeks off for new moms (average): 6
Fully paid weeks off for new dads (average): 2
Fully paid weeks off for adoptive parents (average): 2
Company sponsors back-up child care: Yes
Percentage of employees who use flex time: 85
KPMG
Number of U.S. employees: 26,298
Fully paid weeks off for new moms (average): 16
Fully paid weeks off for new dads (average): 2
Fully paid weeks off for adoptive parents (average): 6
Company sponsors back-up child care: Yes
Percentage of employees who use flex time: 100
Fully paid weeks off for new moms (average): 16
Fully paid weeks off for new dads (average): 2
Fully paid weeks off for adoptive parents (average): 6
Company sponsors back-up child care: Yes
Percentage of employees who use flex time: 100
McKinsey
Number of U.S. employees: 5,050
Fully paid weeks off for new moms (average): 14
Fully paid weeks off for new dads (average): 4
Fully paid weeks off for adoptive parents (average): 4
Company sponsors back-up child care: Yes
Percentage of employees who use flex time: 100
Fully paid weeks off for new moms (average): 14
Fully paid weeks off for new dads (average): 4
Fully paid weeks off for adoptive parents (average): 4
Company sponsors back-up child care: Yes
Percentage of employees who use flex time: 100
PwC
Number of U.S. employees: 37,944
Fully paid weeks off for new moms (average): 15
Fully paid weeks off for new dads (average): 3
Fully paid weeks off for adoptive parents (average): 12
Company sponsors back-up child care: Yes
Percentage of employees who use flex time: 80
Fully paid weeks off for new moms (average): 15
Fully paid weeks off for new dads (average): 3
Fully paid weeks off for adoptive parents (average): 12
Company sponsors back-up child care: Yes
Percentage of employees who use flex time: 80
WellStar Health System
Number of U.S. employees: 13,474
Fully paid weeks off for new moms (average): 3
Fully paid weeks off for new dads (average): 3
Fully paid weeks off for adoptive parents (average): 3
Company sponsors back-up child care: Yes
Percentage of employees who use flex time: 85
Fully paid weeks off for new moms (average): 3
Fully paid weeks off for new dads (average): 3
Fully paid weeks off for adoptive parents (average): 3
Company sponsors back-up child care: Yes
Percentage of employees who use flex time: 85
Zoetis
Number of U.S. employees: 4,161
Fully paid weeks off for new moms (average): 7
Fully paid weeks off for new dads (average): 1
Fully paid weeks off for adoptive parents (average): 6
Company sponsors back-up child care: Yes
Percentage of employees who use flex time: 80
Fully paid weeks off for new moms (average): 7
Fully paid weeks off for new dads (average): 1
Fully paid weeks off for adoptive parents (average): 6
Company sponsors back-up child care: Yes
Percentage of employees who use flex time: 80
