eBay has joined the rising variety of tech firms which have beefed up its parental advantages.
The corporate introduced Friday that new mothers will be capable of take 24 weeks of depart at full pay following the start of their little one — a rise from 10 weeks at 80% pay.
New dads, who beforehand weren’t provided any paid depart, will probably be provided 12 weeks at full pay.
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The up to date advantages go into impact at the beginning of 2016 and apply to all hourly and salaried employees who’re scheduled to work 20 hours or extra per week.
eBay (EBAY) additionally introduced a brand new Household Care Depart coverage that permits employees to take 12 weeks off to look after a sick member of the family at full pay.
Paid parental depart isn’t mandated within the U.S., and in keeping with the Labor Department, 12% of personal sectors employees receives a commission household depart.
Nonetheless, firms, significantly within the tech trade, have been revamping their parental advantages to assist entice and retain employees.
Final week, Fb (FB) enhanced its global paternity leave, and streaming service Spotify not too long ago announced new mothers and dads can take six months of paid depart following start or adoption. In early November, Amazon (AMZN) increased its paid depart to new mothers to twenty weeks whereas dads can take six weeks.
Nevertheless it’s not simply tech firms growing their advantages: Credit score Suisse announced it’ll give new mothers and dads within the U.S. 20 weeks of paid depart beginning in 2016.
CNNMoney (New York) First revealed December 4, 2015: 4:54 PM ET
