Facebook Offering New Dads Four Months Of Paid Paternity Leave
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Facebook announced it is extending its parental leave policy for full time employees to cover four months of paid baby leave for all new parents, regardless of gender or where they live.
The post by Lori Matloff Goler, head of HR at Facebook says the expanded benefit mostly will affect new fathers and people in same-sex relationships outside of the United States.
She writes, "According to Pew Research, almost half of fathers are worried that they don't spend enough time with their children. Starting on January 1, 2016, all new dads and same-sex partners at Facebook will receive four months of paid leave to bond with a new baby, whether they are the primary caregiver or not. All new parents in all of our offices worldwide, including those who had or adopted a baby in 2015 and were Facebook employees at the time, will be eligible. The leave can be taken at any point up to a year after the baby is born. Taking parental leave is a very personal decision, but we want to be able to provide our people with the support and flexibility to take the time they need."
Earlier this month, Mark Zuckerberg announced he would be taking two months paternity leave when his daughter is born.
