The Liberal government should rethink federal parental benefits and overhaul a system that’s leaving out too many families and women, according to a new study. The study, published Wednesday by the Institute for Research on Public Policy, says the federal government should consider removing parental benefits from the employment insurance system and give it a […]
Multinational food products organization Danone Inc. is launching its first global parental policy, aiming to offer a consistent standard of support too all employees around the world. The organization, which has its headquarters in France and has operations in Brazil, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa and the United States, intends to gradually roll […]
Starbucks is expanding its parental leave benefits for U.S. employees effective October 2017, according to the company’s website. Birth mothers, who currently receive six weeks of leave at 67 per cent of average pay, will be eligible for the same number of weeks but at 100 per cent of their average pay. Birth mothers who […]