kobayashiGT Internal Moderator March 30, 2021 Share March 30, 2021 Volvo Cars Gives Global Employees 6 Months’ Paid Parental Leave On top of financial responsibilities, the most challenging part of having a baby might be taking care of them while juggling work. For over 40,000 employees of Volvo Cars worldwide, 6-month paid parental leaves await from 1 Apr 2021 onwards, the car manufacturer announced on Tuesday (30 Mar). Eligible individuals should have at least 1 year’s service under the company. In doing so, Volvo Cars aims to champion gender equality in the realm of parenting. Volvo Cars introduces 24-week parental leave On 30 Mar, Volvo Cars announced its ‘Family Bond’ policy granting employees 24 weeks of parental leaves. Effective from 1 Apr 2021, over 40,000 employees are eligible worldwide, including Singapore, provided they have minimum 1 year’s service. The leaves are paid with 80 percent of employees’ base salary, and are applicable to either parent within first 3 years of parenthood. The policy takes inspiration from the brand’s home market – Sweden – where both parents have a total of 480 days’ leave by law. Volvo Cars hopes to achieve equal parenting for all genders By introducing the ‘Family Bond’ policy, Volvo Cars hopes to encourage more men to take up parental leaves. It helps to narrow the gender gap when it comes to parenting, and supports equal parenting for all genders. By setting the 6-month parental leave as the ‘default’, more employees are likely to take it up, as the company’s earlier pilot suggests. This comes amid societal expectations of fathers being in the workplace. Social pressures as such keep men from taking longer leaves to care for their babies. Therefore, Volvo Cars hopes to set a global precedent in the industry to promote equal parenting. As such, the policy applies to all legally registered parents, including adoptive, foster and surrogate parents. Non-birth parents in same-sex couples are included too. Kudos to Volvo for setting a new standard This move by Volvo Cars certainly sets a new standard worldwide in terms of parenting and gender equality. We applaud the carmaker for its family-oriented and people-centric values. Getting fathers more involved in parenting has been an issue of concern in many countries, including Singapore. Therefore, we hope that policies as such might steer our society a step closer to achieve equal parenting for all genders. Source: https://mustsharenews.com/volvo-parental-leave/ Quote Oh shiok. No need to buy duxton flat liao, just apply for a job at Volvo!!!! 🤣 ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mkl22 Twincharged March 30, 2021 Share March 30, 2021 Looks like Volvo gonna get more expensive soon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic March 30, 2021 Share March 30, 2021 Thumbs up to the Swedish car maker. 👍 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yishunite Turbocharged March 30, 2021 Share March 30, 2021 Does it include Volvo AD 🤣 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrianli Hypersonic March 30, 2021 Share March 30, 2021 The parent company Geely never make noise? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobayashiGT Internal Moderator March 30, 2021 Author Share March 30, 2021 34 minutes ago, Adrianli said: The parent company Geely never make noise? Now Geely is giddy le. hahaha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mersaylee Supersonic March 30, 2021 Share March 30, 2021 I tink all these wowo fathers would spend the quality time fix and babysit their own wowo at home...😁 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic March 31, 2021 Share March 31, 2021 10 hours ago, Adrianli said: The parent company Geely never make noise? The merger failed in Feb2021. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/25/business/geely-auto-volvo-intl-hnk/index.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleAtas Turbocharged March 31, 2021 Share March 31, 2021 Even yearly AL can't utilize fully. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin8808 5th Gear March 31, 2021 Share March 31, 2021 12 hours ago, kobayashiGT said: Now Geely is giddy le. hahaha 2 hours ago, Watwheels said: The merger failed in Feb2021. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/25/business/geely-auto-volvo-intl-hnk/index.html Though merger failed, Volvo belongs to Geely. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin8808 5th Gear March 31, 2021 Share March 31, 2021 13 hours ago, yishunite said: Does it include Volvo AD 🤣 This qns is really valid. Wearnes staff is not Volvo staff. So who are the Volvo staff in Singapore? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enye Hypersonic March 31, 2021 Share March 31, 2021 (edited) 16 hours ago, kobayashiGT said: Volvo Cars Gives Global Employees 6 Months’ Paid Parental Leave On top of financial responsibilities, the most challenging part of having a baby might be taking care of them while juggling work. For over 40,000 employees of Volvo Cars worldwide, 6-month paid parental leaves await from 1 Apr 2021 onwards, the car manufacturer announced on Tuesday (30 Mar). Eligible individuals should have at least 1 year’s service under the company. In doing so, Volvo Cars aims to champion gender equality in the realm of parenting. Volvo Cars introduces 24-week parental leave On 30 Mar, Volvo Cars announced its ‘Family Bond’ policy granting employees 24 weeks of parental leaves. Effective from 1 Apr 2021, over 40,000 employees are eligible worldwide, including Singapore, provided they have minimum 1 year’s service. The leaves are paid with 80 percent of employees’ base salary, and are applicable to either parent within first 3 years of parenthood. The policy takes inspiration from the brand’s home market – Sweden – where both parents have a total of 480 days’ leave by law. Volvo Cars hopes to achieve equal parenting for all genders By introducing the ‘Family Bond’ policy, Volvo Cars hopes to encourage more men to take up parental leaves. It helps to narrow the gender gap when it comes to parenting, and supports equal parenting for all genders. By setting the 6-month parental leave as the ‘default’, more employees are likely to take it up, as the company’s earlier pilot suggests. This comes amid societal expectations of fathers being in the workplace. Social pressures as such keep men from taking longer leaves to care for their babies. Therefore, Volvo Cars hopes to set a global precedent in the industry to promote equal parenting. As such, the policy applies to all legally registered parents, including adoptive, foster and surrogate parents. Non-birth parents in same-sex couples are included too. Kudos to Volvo for setting a new standard This move by Volvo Cars certainly sets a new standard worldwide in terms of parenting and gender equality. We applaud the carmaker for its family-oriented and people-centric values. Getting fathers more involved in parenting has been an issue of concern in many countries, including Singapore. Therefore, we hope that policies as such might steer our society a step closer to achieve equal parenting for all genders. Source: https://mustsharenews.com/volvo-parental-leave/ Quote Oh shiok. No need to buy duxton flat liao, just apply for a job at Volvo!!!! 🤣 wah shiok? sure boh.... try taking care of a newborn 24/7 with your spouse recuperating from childbirth at the same time without any maid or grandparents support i think within 1 week your face green green and want to go back to work liao...no need 24 weeks the only time shiok is when you piak piak raw 🤣 Edited March 31, 2021 by Enye 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanCoe Hypersonic March 31, 2021 Share March 31, 2021 19 hours ago, kobayashiGT said: Volvo Cars Gives Global Employees 6 Months’ Paid Parental Leave On top of financial responsibilities, the most challenging part of having a baby might be taking care of them while juggling work. For over 40,000 employees of Volvo Cars worldwide, 6-month paid parental leaves await from 1 Apr 2021 onwards, the car manufacturer announced on Tuesday (30 Mar). Eligible individuals should have at least 1 year’s service under the company. In doing so, Volvo Cars aims to champion gender equality in the realm of parenting. Volvo Cars introduces 24-week parental leave On 30 Mar, Volvo Cars announced its ‘Family Bond’ policy granting employees 24 weeks of parental leaves. Effective from 1 Apr 2021, over 40,000 employees are eligible worldwide, including Singapore, provided they have minimum 1 year’s service. The leaves are paid with 80 percent of employees’ base salary, and are applicable to either parent within first 3 years of parenthood. The policy takes inspiration from the brand’s home market – Sweden – where both parents have a total of 480 days’ leave by law. Volvo Cars hopes to achieve equal parenting for all genders By introducing the ‘Family Bond’ policy, Volvo Cars hopes to encourage more men to take up parental leaves. It helps to narrow the gender gap when it comes to parenting, and supports equal parenting for all genders. By setting the 6-month parental leave as the ‘default’, more employees are likely to take it up, as the company’s earlier pilot suggests. This comes amid societal expectations of fathers being in the workplace. Social pressures as such keep men from taking longer leaves to care for their babies. Therefore, Volvo Cars hopes to set a global precedent in the industry to promote equal parenting. As such, the policy applies to all legally registered parents, including adoptive, foster and surrogate parents. Non-birth parents in same-sex couples are included too. Kudos to Volvo for setting a new standard This move by Volvo Cars certainly sets a new standard worldwide in terms of parenting and gender equality. We applaud the carmaker for its family-oriented and people-centric values. Getting fathers more involved in parenting has been an issue of concern in many countries, including Singapore. Therefore, we hope that policies as such might steer our society a step closer to achieve equal parenting for all genders. Source: https://mustsharenews.com/volvo-parental-leave/ Congrats Boss you got a flying stork dont forget to collect special Covid Baby Bonus oso 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin8808 5th Gear March 31, 2021 Share March 31, 2021 2 hours ago, mikk123 said: who is going to work? too idealistic.... The fall of Volvo. Actually this is common in Sweden Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobayashiGT Internal Moderator March 31, 2021 Author Share March 31, 2021 1 hour ago, BanCoe said: Congrats Boss you got a flying stork dont forget to collect special Covid Baby Bonus oso I am not working for volvo!!! hahaha. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanCoe Hypersonic March 31, 2021 Share March 31, 2021 1 hour ago, kobayashiGT said: I am not working for volvo!!! hahaha. Maybe U must join Voltswagen...... u need a jolt 🤣🤣🤣 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kia7200 5th Gear March 31, 2021 Share March 31, 2021 Then the female will fight for more leaves than men Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobayashiGT Internal Moderator March 31, 2021 Author Share March 31, 2021 5 hours ago, BanCoe said: Maybe U must join Voltswagen...... u need a jolt 🤣🤣🤣 Boss Zeus, Here I come!!! hahaha. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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