Paternity leave

Feeling connected to colleagues and excellent benefits can contribute to staff members being happy at their jobs.

Employers need to look beyond their bottom line when building a paid family leave program.

The supermarket chain is adding the benefit as retailers struggle to fill jobs and retain existing employees.

Including working dads in parental leave policies is critical to companies’ commitment to employee mental health.

Learn more about family-focused benefits and why your employees may need these programs.

“When parents feel supported, it allows everyone to thrive in their careers,” says Mikael Rampa, head of personal experience for Volvo Cars Americas.

Your guide on how employers can best support working parents from Employee Benefit News’ top stories of 2020.

The pandemic has highlighted how a permanent or semi-permanent work from home model can still produce a productive workforce, especially among working parents.

Managers and leaders should plan monthly reintegration-related check-ins to determine whether everyone is on the same page about returning to work.

“It’s an unfortunate part of the traditional law firm model that you are penalized if you back off the throttle — an absolute necessity when you have a child,” one lawyer says.