Facebook is introducing a 4-month leave for new fathers that can be availed within one year of child's birth.
Facebook has taken an initiative to improve the motivation levels of its employees. It is introducing 4-month paternal leave for every new father days after CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a proclamation that he would take a 60-day long leave for birth of his first child.
The social network enterprise’s newly introduced parental leave program extends the 4-month leave option that could be currently availed by some workers, such as current head of search, Tom Stock, who availed a 4-month leave after his child’s birth two years ago to any full time worker of the organization, regardless of location or gender.
The extension would affect mostly “new fathers and people in same-sex relationships outside the U.S.,” stated Lori Matloff Goler who is working as the organization’s head of HR.
Goler also stated, “Our approach to benefits at Facebook is to support our employees and the people who matter most to them. We want to be there for our people at all stages of life, and in particular, we strive to be a leading place to work for families. An important part of this is offering paid parental or ‘baby’ leave.”
Facebook news today revealed that when Zuckerberg made an announcement in July that he and his spouse, Priscilla Chan, were about to have a baby, many people doubted if he would avail paternity leave at all in the silicon valley’s workaholic culture. However, four months later, he acknowledged that he would take a two-month leave once the baby arrives.
Facebook Breaking News reported that the company has increased the duration of its global remunerated paternity leave to four months for new daddies, in the aftermath of Zuckerberg’s decision to avail two months leave following the impending delivery of this daughter.
From January 1, 2016, all same sex partners and new fathers, encompassing those who adopted or had their own baby throughout 2015, working as full time employees at the organization would be allowed to avail four months of salaried leave, which could be availed up to a year after the birth of a baby.
Zuckerberg announced he would take 60-days leave with Priscilla Chan and daughter stating it had been "a very personal decision".
Only 12% of the workers hired by the private sector are offered a remunerated leave through the means of their jobs, stated the US Department of Labor. The leave has been announced at a time when the social network enterprise has launched SDK for Apple television applications.
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