P&G has announced ‘Share the Care’, a new inclusive parental leave policy in India. This will entitle all new parents including biological parents, domestic partners, adoptive parents, parents in same-sex couples to 8 weeks fully paid parental leave. This builds on the company’s existing maternity leave policy of 26 weeks for birthing mothers and adoption leave of 26 weeks for primary caregivers.
The announcement formed a part of the company’s declarations to promote gender equality during P&G’s virtual #WeSeeEqual Gender Equality summit.
On the introduction of the new parental leave policy – PM Srinivas, Vice President and Head – Human Resources, Indian Sub-Continent, Procter & Gamble said, “We believe care for home and family has no gender. Our new ‘Share the Care’ parental leave policy drives positive change by providing equal opportunity to all parents to share caregiving for new family members. This inclusive program covers all new parents including biological parents, domestic partners, adoptive parents and parents in same-sex couples. This builds on to our aspiration to create an equal and inclusive organization.”
He further added, “Share the Care program is not just a policy change, but a step towards shifting cultural norms in India by making child caregiving unbiased. It also helps new parents spend more time with the child and enable effective bonding, especially in the early weeks. It also allows both parents to provide support to each other on this journey.”
In line with the company’s focus on equality and inclusion, P&G has been one of the first companies in India to have longer maternity leave (6 months) much before the industry followed suit.
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