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Deloitte definitely has a great leave program and I am thankful for it. I think most of the Big 4 have a similar program now? Surprises me that any firm would be asking new moms to come back after 4 weeks. My husband works at a smaller tier firm and even he gets 8 weeks paternity leave. In this talent market, having a terrible leave policy seems like a good way to lose talented people.
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Spoke to a small firm that was offering 2 weeks plus 6 weeks STD. Couldn’t agree more with it being a sure way to lose talented folks
Husband currently left a company that had a 6 week unpaid leave for paternity while my company is offering 3 month paid maternity. I think it’s crazy that we can’t get a national level agreement on one type of policy. 6 weeks or 3 month is not enough!
Agreed the big 4 have comparable policies. One thing I would look at since you appear to be at a non big 4 now is if STD is treated separately. At PWC we get STD separately from parental leave so it is actually 6/8 weeks std after birth + parental leave. So it could be your 4 weeks on top of the other. Either way it is less than big 4 leave (at PWC we get +12 weeks leave + 4 weeks transition at 50%) but 10/12 is better than 4.
I think it's 4 weeks paid, 2 weeks STD? It's not good. I post it as a question during every "women's empowerment" meeting that leadership likes to host: yay women blah blah words words are nice but they seem so disingenuous and ridiculous when their actual policy/actions are kind of the bare minimum...
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Deloitte is 6/8 weeks STD + 16 weeks family leave. They just did away with providing lactation support and a free breast pump fyi
When did they get rid of lactation support and the breast pump?! :(