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World of HR: South Korea ranks #1 for paternity leave pay, new report finds

More than two-thirds of countries offer paternity leave, which can have a positive impact on mental health for new dads.


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Lush Cosmetics now offers six months of paid parental leave to US retail employees

The benefit now applies to employees in frontline functions who previously didn’t have access, like retail and manufacturing.


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World of HR: The majority of workers in Nordic nations take at least 11 days of PTO during the summer

More than half of US-based workers, meanwhile, take less than three days off at a time, report finds.


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The Business of Benefits: Bi-annual resets at Haven

Haven, a company that runs centers incorporating childcare, workspaces, and fitness, gives its staff one week off in July and December.


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Large shares of working parents lack access to benefits they say would help them most

More than half of full-time working parents in the US said they have a difficult time balancing work and family responsibilities.


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The Business of Benefits: ‘Recharge Fridays’ at Staffbase

Nearly every employee at Staffbase, an employee experience platform, is out of office each Friday in August.


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Most employers aren’t touching paid leave, for now

Recent high-profile reductions in parental leave don’t seem to reflect a wider trend—at least not yet.

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