Drinks giant Diageo has announced that it will begin offering 26 weeks of fully paid paternity leave to all male employees
Image: Shutterstock/Helen Sushitskaya Image: Shutterstock/Helen Sushitskaya DRINKS GIANT DIAGEO has announced that it will begin offering 26 weeks of fully paid paternity leave to all male employees.
“We are committed to creating a fully inclusive and diverse workforce and we strongly believe that businesses play a significant role in shaping the future of society,” Diageo’s chief HR officer Mairéad Nayager said. Diageo is also rolling out a global policy which offers female employees in all markets a minimum of 26 weeks of fully paid maternity leave.In April, Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty announced details of the State’s Parental Leave scheme.
Under the scheme, new parents will each receive two weeks’ paid leave at a rate of €245 per week in addition to existing entitlements such as Maternity and Paternity Leave.
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