Facebook’s employees to receive extended parental leave

Lori Matloff Goler, vice president of people at Facebook, announced on Thursday, November 26 (Philippine time), that Facebook would be extending their parental leave policy for full-time employees. This new policy update aims to give fathers and people in same-sex relationships worldwide a chance to bond with their new baby – whether biological or adopted. In her post, Goler also states that, “for too long, paid baby leave has been granted only to a mother who is giving birth. We believe that fathers and mothers alike deserve the same level of support when they are starting and growing a family, regardless of how they define family.” Facebook assures that this will not alter the existing maternity leave currently available to all employees worldwide.

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