Réglementaire Austria: parental leave now includes two months reserved for each parent National legislation Legislative changes have been made to parental leave to encourage a more equitable division of family duties between men and women. The new text also introduces extended care-giving leave.
Barilla offers 12 weeks’ paid parental leave Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty On 10 October, the food group announced the launch of a new global company parental policy taking effect from 1 January 2024.…
Great Britain: Tesco introduces paid leave for employees who are legal guardians Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty On 26 September 2023, the UK supermarket giant announced the introduction of a new category of leave for employees who are taking care of relatives’ children and for whom they are the legal guardians. This new ‘kinship leave’ means employees can be paid parental leave equivalent to that of adoptive parents.
Mexico: draft legislation to accommodate paid leave period for the care of a sick child National legislation The conservative National Action Party Senator Erandi Bermúdez Méndez is backing a bill that aims to introduce a specific paid leave into federal labour law,…
Réglementaire Luxembourg: introduction of new family leave periods for employees National legislation During the summer 2023 two laws were published in Luxembourg's Official Gazette aimed at facilitating employees’ work-life balance. Specifically, two new leave entitlements for employees assisting family members have been introduced alongside additional opportunities for flexible working. The right to a leave period on the birth of a child has also been extended to the person being recognised as the second parent.
Réglementaire Romania: parents can now benefit from additional days of remote/teleworking National legislation Law 241/2023 of 20 July 2023 grants parents of children up to the age of 11 the opportunity of 4 additional days of ‘working from home’ or teleworking per month,…
Great Britain: Lloyds Banking Group offering a four-day working week option Quality of life at work During the summer, the UK’s Lloyds Banking Group (60,000 employees globally) launched its new Flexibility Works policy, which will enable its UK employees to compress a five-day working week into four days. The bank’s office-based employees will also be able to work remotely three days per week and from the workplace for the remaining two.
Spain: new leave periods to facilitate better work-life balance National legislation Le gouvernement a approuvé par décret d’application immédiate, le 27 juin, une série de nouveaux congés pour une meilleure conciliation de la vie familiale. Il inclut : un congé rémunéré de cinq jours pour accompagner un membre de la famille ou une personne avec laquelle on vit,…
Great Britain: Amazon UK offering employees employment contracts that are adapted to the school term time calendar Quality of life at work Called ‘Term-time contracts’, these employment contracts mean UK staff (75,000) do not work during their children’s school holidays. This new arrangement is currently only available for staff at the company’s ‘fulfilment’ centres (warehouses,) but it is due to be rolled out across its service and delivery centres in the UK throughout the course of the year.
Great Britain: redundancy protection extended for expectant and new parents National legislation On 24 May King Charles III signed the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill into law. Once in force, this legislation will afford pregnant women and new parents extended protection from employment dismissal lasting up to 18 months after childbirth.
