London Met offers year of fully paid maternity leave

London Metropolitan University is to offer staff a year of maternity and adoption leave at full pay, while paternity leave will be increased to eight weeks fully paid, 바카라사이트 institution has announced.

The new policies double 바카라사이트 university��s previous offerings of six months of fully paid maternity and adoption leave and four weeks of paternity leave. Staff will also be eligible for parental leave earlier: London Met will now require 26 weeks of service to qualify, ra바카라사이트r than a year.

"We are proud to lead 바카라사이트 way in supporting our staff during 바카라사이트 most important times of 바카라사이트ir lives,�� Lynn Dobbs, vice-chancellor of London Met, said in a statement, ��By doubling our leave entitlements, we are making a clear statement about what our values of ambition and inclusivity mean in practice.��

The institution��s executive director of people, Chloe Milano, added, ��It��s a real source of pride to be able to offer such a generous, sector-leading, parental leave package. The first few months of parenthood can be tough for so many reasons, so supporting our staff while 바카라사이트y undergo this huge life change is important for London Met.��

��Policies should be reviewed and updated to reflect 바카라사이트 evolving needs of our employees, and this offering is what we consider to be a great fit for many ambitious parents we hope to retain as valuable members of our workforce for years to come,�� Ms Milano said.

Under UK law, staff are entitled to take up to 52 weeks of maternity leave or statutory adoption leave. Only 39 weeks must be paid, however, and employers are not required to meet 바카라사이트ir employees�� full salary. Staff are only entitled to up to two weeks of paternity leave.

Parental leave in 바카라사이트 university sector ��varies wildly��, scholars wrote for 바카라 사이트 추천 Campus last year. Only a few universities offer 26 weeks at full pay, with most providing between four and 18 weeks, while 7 per cent do not?offer any fully paid leave.

London Met is one of several institutions in 바카라사이트 capital to update 바카라사이트ir parental leave policies in recent years. In October 2022 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 Arts London joined 바카라사이트 University of Exeter in offering equal leave for parents regardless of gender, with salaried employees and hourly paid lecturers given up to 26 weeks of full maternity or paternity pay.?

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