The Chief Executive officer of Facebook, Mr. Mark Zuckerberg announced yesterday, 20th November 2015. That he will proceeding on a two months of paternity leave after his daughter's birth, a strong statement from one of the busiest and most powerful U.S. executives on the importance of family time.
Silicon Valley technology firms have rushed to extend parental leave allowances and other benefits in an attempt to recruit and retain talent, but many workers do not take advantage for fear of falling behind at work or missing out on promotions.
Facebook, the world's biggest online social network, allows its U.S. employees to take up to four months of paid maternity or paternity leave, which can be used all at once or throughout the first year of their child's life, a policy which is generous by U.S. standards.
Comparatively, Google gives 18 weeks' maternity leave and 12 weeks' paternity, Microsoft gives new parents 12 weeks off, and Netflix recently announced that employees can take one whole year.
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