Home » HR practices » Quality of life at work » Germany: Henkel, a pioneer of partner parental leave amid a national context that is stagnant Germany: Henkel, a pioneer of partner parental leave amid a national context that is stagnant A few months ago, the Henkel group introduced a partner parental leave scheme that benefits employees in the 80 countries in which the company operates. Meanwhile the bill approved in 2023 on the same subject will remain in the drawers of Germany's Federal Ministry for Family Affairs due to political deadlocks and early elections. By Thomas Schnee. Published on 14 February 2025 à 12h15 - Update on 14 February 2025 à 12h16 Resources Henkel, the well-known German manufacturer of detergents, adhesives and cosmetics, does not seem to regret having one year ago launched a parental leave allowance for a non-standard partner, which does not depend on the sex of the beneficiary and is aimed at its 47,000 employees worldwide. It applies to all forms of parenthood, including adoptive or foster parents, same-sex couples and single-parent families. “Henkel will be the first DAX40 company to offer its employees worldwide eight weeks of parental leave on full pay,”… Thomas Schnee Parenthood Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.CompanyThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Latest articles Longer careers: a new state of affairs for companies CSRD: social and environmental reporting market takes shape Analysis & Data Latest articles Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
