Netflix's Chief Talent Officer, Tawni Cranz, announced through their blog site last August 4 that the company will now offer an unlimited paid parental leave during the first year of birth or adoption.
"At Netflix, we work hard to foster a "freedom and responsibility" culture that gives our employees context about our business and the freedom to make their own decisions along with the accompanying responsibility. With this in mind, today we're introducing an unlimited leave policy for new moms and dads that allows them to take off as much time as they want during the first year after a child's birth or adoption. "
Netflix is not the first large internet-dependent company to provide a very generous deal for their employees who are having or adopting a child. In an article posted in the Atlantic, Tech giants such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Apple also have great offers when it comes to parental leave.
New parents at Facebook are given a 4-month paid leave and $4000 baby cash. The Social Media giant also offers financial and logistical assistance with adoption and fertility services.
Apple's paid family-leave policy gives expectant mothers up to four weeks before the baby is born and 14 weeks after. Expectant fathers and other adoption parents can take six weeks of paid parental leaves.
New biological mothers at Google are given 18 weeks of paid maternity leave, and 22 weeks if there are complications. New parents can receive up to 12 weeks of paid baby bonding time, including adoptive or replacement caregivers. Non-primary caregivers are eligible for seven weeks of paid leave.
Twitter provides 20 weeks of paid maternity leave for birth mothers and 10 paid weeks for paternity leave or adoptive parents.
The increase in the duration of maternity leaves are made to ensure that the companies will retain their talented female employees even after giving birth.
