Barilla offers 12 weeks’ paid parental leave

On 10 October, the food group announced the launch of a new global company parental policy taking effect from 1 January 2024. The change, applicable to the company’s 8,7000 employees, will entitle all those who become parents to 12 weeks of paid leave from the company, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital status or parentage. The policy represents an innovation, given that the global parental policies of major groups most often make a distinction between the length of leave...