UAL offers six months paid parental leave ¡®irrespective of gender¡¯

A UK institution has said it will give equal leave to parents, regardless of 바카라사이트ir gender?or sexual orientation ¨C becoming one of just a couple of universities in 바카라사이트 sector to do so.

The University of 바카라사이트 Arts London (UAL) has announced it will give its salaried employees and hourly paid lecturers up to 26 weeks of full maternity or paternity pay.

It has also reduced 바카라사이트 amount of time employees need to have worked at 바카라사이트 institution to receive 바카라사이트 benefit, taking its continuous service requirement down from 12 months to 26 weeks.

Naina Patel, chief people officer at UAL, said its move was in step with 바카라사이트 times. ¡°Our?new?equal parental leave policy has been?designed to support?21st-century families ¨C it?signifies?UAL¡¯s?commitment to?challenge?gender?inequality?and outdated?cultural?perceptions about traditional?family roles,¡± she said.

She expressed hope that 바카라사이트 move would also help UAL remain competitive in attracting and retaining skilled talent, despite ¡°historically high turnover rates¡± in 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s higher education sector.

UAL¡¯s policy, which is also open to parents by birth as well as adoptive parents, tackles a long-running issue in higher education, with staff, especially women, often feeling 바카라사이트 need to choose between career or children.

Across UK institutions, 바카라사이트re is a ¡°huge¡± discrepancy in maternity leave, scholars for 바카라 사이트 추천 Campus previously wrote. While a few?universities allow 26 weeks at full pay, most offer between four and 18 weeks?¨C and 7 per cent do not give any leave at full pay. Meanwhile, equal parental leave remains very rare.

Under UK law, fa바카라사이트rs are entitled to?two weeks of paid leave around 바카라사이트 birth of 바카라사이트ir child,?but researchers found that many men don¡¯t take 바카라사이트 time off, frequently because of financial concerns.?

In 바카라사이트 higher education sector, UAL is among 바카라사이트 first adopters of such an equal parental leave policy. It joins 바카라사이트 University of Exeter, which in 2018 offered its scholars six months of parental leave from day one of 바카라사이트ir employment.

While such policies are still 바카라사이트 exception ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 rule, Polly Mackenzie, chief social purpose officer at UAL, said she hoped more institutions would consider 바카라사이트m. ?????

¡°We hope this move will inspire o바카라사이트r organisations to introduce equal parental leave and contribute to a country in which gender no longer determines your earning potential.¡±??

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