Just 5 major companies offer a year's paid, equal parental leave: Study

  • 📰 The Straits Times
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 29 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 15%
  • Publisher: 63%

Belgique Nouvelles Nouvelles

Belgique Dernières Nouvelles,Belgique Actualités

LONDON (REUTERS) - Just five major companies allow all mothers and fathers to share a full year of paid parental leave, a workplace equality organisation said on Monday, as rights groups said closing the gap would combat discrimination towards women.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

LONDON - Just five major companies allow all mothers and fathers to share a full year of paid parental leave, a workplace equality organisation said on Monday , as rights groups said closing the gap would combat discrimination towards women.

"Parenthood should not be a barrier in anyone's career," said Equileap's chief executive Diana van Maasdijk. Only about half of 187 countries now offer statutory paid paternity leave, usually for a few days or weeks, according to Promundo, a US-based organisation trying to engage men and boys more in promoting gender equality and preventing violence.

Equileap analysed about 3,500 companies with a market capitalisation of more than US$2 billion for its 2019 Global Report on Gender Equality, which will be published next month.

 

Merci pour votre commentaire. Votre commentaire sera publié après examen.
Nous avons résumé cette actualité afin que vous puissiez la lire rapidement. Si l'actualité vous intéresse, vous pouvez lire le texte intégral ici. Lire la suite:

 /  🏆 8. in BE

Belgique Dernières Nouvelles, Belgique Actualités