Supports for employees ‘across a range of parenting journeys’, including surrogacy, available for the first time
The interior of a Penneys store in Bray Shopping Centre. The company has introduced new family benefits for its employees. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
The retailer, known as Primark outside the Republic, said the move would ensure that Penneys “offers an inclusive environment” for its employees. Those expecting a baby through surrogacy or adoption will be able to take 24 weeks of ordinary leave and up to an extra 16 weeks of additional unpaid leave, the company said. While there are no statutory entitlements for those welcoming a baby through surrogacy, Penneys will pay 50 per cent of their base weekly salary for the first 24 weeks.
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