Parental Leave Discussions
Policy

Omfg... is ivanka pushing through paid parental leave.??? And republicans love it? What bizarro universe indeed...

What agencies do you think are the most supportive of women and families? i.e parental leave, work hours, etc

PwC rated best place to work for parents? Aren't we lowest on Parental Leave time off?

With 16 weeks parental leave at EY, 1yr no travel after after maternity for ACN, and all the distractions of workers with children, firms should show some love to the yeoman single or childless people

deloitte launches 16 weeks parental leave for men and women. guess I'm sticking around!

Deloitte: Do they sell any Deloitte-themed baby clothes or bibs at DU (don't see any in DNet store)? Co-worker in Asia just had a baby and we wanted to send a baby gift with his parental leave sub.

Hey PwC time to step up your parental leave...

First Facebook offer 4 months paid parental leave, now Deloitte. Respect! 👍👍👍 We need more firms doing that!

What is a parental leave? How is it different from maternity/paternity? How does Deloitte define parental leave?

So EY gives up to 16 weeks parental leave now... If you have a kid at the beginning of busy season do you still get promoted?

About to take an offer at EY. Want a baby soon and saw the great news about increased parental leave. Question is, can u use vacation time consecutively with it? Right now most on leave take 5 months

What is your firm's policy on parental leave? How many weeks do you get?

Who has the best parental leave policies? Need advice

I was talking with my director the other day about how I think the US should be implementing longer maternity leave policies and generally better parental leave policies for parents who have given birth/had a partner give birth/adopted a child, and she said it was "a crackpot idea meant to push socialist agendas." Where do I even start...The countries with better parental leave policies are MILES ahead of us.

Do all firms prorate bonuses for time spent on parental leave? I assumed so, but recently heard from a friend her V50 didn’t (~5 years ago).

Would anyone be able to share the BCG London parental leave policy (both parents)? Is a minimum tenure required? Thanks!

How much parental leave did you take and did you feel that it was sufficient?

Can I take parental leave in the US if my child is born in India before my travel to the US?

I have not taken any parental leave while I was in India and it's been 3 months since the birth of my child.

Do people who take parental leave multiple times as associates get pushed pack on their track to partnership? For example, at a firm with a 8 year track, would a person who took two leaves of six months each have to wait 9 years to make partner?

Hey all- looking for some travel advice. My wife and I just had our second kid in October and we overlap during the month of January for parental leave. We live in the northeast and want to take a trip somewhere warm for a week in Jan. Any suggestions? Florida seems like the obvious choice. I’m looking for ideas in specific parts of Florida where we could rent a house with a pool, walkable to activities for our 3yo son, maybe near the beach, etc. I’m also open to non-Florida ideas but US only.

I’m 11 weeks. Started interviewing before I knew I was pregnant and expecting to hear today about an offer (or not). Not sure what the parental leave policies are, but I feel weird starting a leadership position knowing I’ll be out in 6 months. Am I feeling guilt for no reason? Obviously I haven’t told them. If I don’t get the job, I’m still looking due to a toxic work environment and unrealistic expectations from the practice lead. (She calls PTO “partial” time off.) I also have a 1 year old.

ID attorneys: what’s your firm’s parental leave policy? My firm gives 6 weeks paid maternity leave and 0 paternity leave. I’m told this is the norm for ID, but that can’t be true in 2022… can it?! 😫What are your firms giving for mat/pat leave?

Just heard that Bain in the Nordics is paying bonus to staff on sick leave & parental leave. How is the bonus set and what about McKinsey in the Nordics? Is this common?

The company I work for in the construction industry is revising its parental leave policy. I’m aware of lawsuits related to equal bonding time. The updated draft policy gives 8 weeks to birthing parent to recover & then 4 weeks to each parent for bonding. Reactions? I would appreciate any insights.

Anyone ever get fired due to missing hours as a result of parental leave? Used my max PTO plus 5 additional weeks of parental leave. Will only be at like 1600 hours for the year.

Any female associates take less parental leave then they could? And why?

Urgent !

I heard, BNY india is offering parental leave, regardless of gender for 16 weeks. Fully paid.
Can someone please confirm if its true.

What’s the parental leave and the salary on leave at Snowflake?

Anyone know what Carlton Fields parental leave policy is?

Is there anyone here who works for a firm that enforces the one year of work prior to paid parental leave? Anyone who lost out on leave because they took PDL in year 1 due to severe nausea? Please name firms that have not enforced it. Thanks!

Leave of Absence Administration! SOS!

Hello,
I work for a global company and I’m trying to streamline our leave of absence administration. Our goal is to set global minimum standards for particular leaves such as Paid Parental Leave inclusive of federal and state offsets (where applicable). Does anyone have any vendors that they use who can handle global leave administration including potential payroll calculations? Thank you!

Does anyone know Willkie's parental leave policy for non-birthing parents who intend to be primary caregivers? Chambers says 18 weeks primary, 4 weeks non-primary. Considering applying to Willkie, but need to know if they meant birthing parents by primary caregiver since my wife and I (female) are trying for a kiddo next year, and she is carrying. Would really appreciate insight should anyone have access to that info.

Do you think parental leave should be the same for both spouses? Why or not? What does your company do?

Parental leave policies - why do your employers offer?? And how long do you have to be working at the company to be eligible?

2022 lateral and was on parental leave the same year. Hours are pretty low, anything to be concerned about? As in 60% of the pro rated target low.

I just started parental leave for 12 weeks, but a new job opportunity just came up. What do I do if I get an offer? Do I tell my boss before I come back from leave, or do I just resign on my first day back?

Interviewing at Golin - can anyone provide insight into their parental leave policy? Looking to start a family in the next year so this will likely be the make or break factor in potentially making a jump

I tried asking this in my own bowl with no responses, so seeing if other consultants have run into this situation. I’m on parental leave, I got an offer for another firm, great opportunity and pay. How does one go about a resignation mid-leave when you would start the new job before the leave ends? Two weeks notice or just say I am not returning effective the day of the new job? Any things to consider besides potentially repaying the employer healthcare premium?