Millennials Help Win Expanded Parental Leave at Coca-Cola!

Millennials Help Win Expanded Parental Leave at Coca-Cola Today, Coca-Cola announced expanded parental leave The company announced that effective January 1, 2017, non-bargaining employees would receive 6 weeks of paid leave regardless of whether they were new moms, dads, adoptive or foster parents.As their announcement reveals, the schritte was championed by Coca-Cola Millennial Voices, an internal employee group that helps the company both attract and retain millennial employees and consumers for Coca-Cola products. At Fairygodboss, we are proud to have contributed to this effort as a resource the Millennial Voices Group used when they studied how much their employee peers valued parental leave and what other employers were offering.Cokes new policy adds to the short-term disability benefits that the company already pays to birth mothers (which is between 6-8 weeks of paid leave). The company believes that its gender-neutral policy will help close the gender gap both at home and in the workplace, and Cokes Chief People Officer, Ceree Eberly said that We think the most successful way to structure benefits to help working families is to make them gender-neutral and encourage both moms and dads to play an active role in their family livesPaid parental leave provides time off for parents to truly bond with their new child. We feel its important for all new parents to take time off, so that when they return to work, theyre refreshed, less stressed and at their best focused, engaged and productive.We couldnt be happier to share Coca-Colas berichterstattung and are excited to see that a millennial employee group has been a champion for change Its a good reminder that employees of all generations can play a role in impacting the workplace. And we love seeing change happening beyond the technology industry which has gotten much of the (well-deserved) spotlight for their parental leave policies, lately. Its proof that things are shaking up in many places even at Ameri cas oldest and most iconic brand-name companies.Fairygodboss is committed to improving the workplace and lives of women.Join us by reviewing your employer