The iconic UK retailer chain’s Neonatal Paid Leave policy now means its 65,000 employees can take up to 12 weeks fully paid if their baby requires specialist neonatal care. In this way the group, which wants to avoid parents having to use up their parental leave allowance for such circumstances, has launched its policy ahead of similar plans by the UK government that has just adopted similar statutory leave.
Published on 22 May, the M&S policy will “support colleagues who find themselves in this heart-breaking situation and … will provide some peace of mind so that their focus can be on their baby without having to worry about pay or using up their maternity, paternity or adoption leave,” the Group explained. When we asked, Marks & Spencer declined to say whether the extra 12 weeks’ leave could be segmented, earmarked for extended hospitalization, or taken in the event of health problems during the
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