Dual-career parents are not uncommon in Hong Kong. It is not easy to balance life and work while taking care of family.
Some companies implemented new employee benefits this month, providing employees with up to three weeks of parental leave, including five days of paternity leave, and an additional three weeks of parent-child leave, hoping to provide a family-friendly workplace and help employees to invest While working, there is adequate space to take care of the family.
▼Hong Kong Disneyland launches new employee welfare policy▼
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Convert paternity leave to 3 weeks parental leave 3 additional weeks parent-child leave for each additional child in the first year
Hong Kong Disneyland announced that starting this month, paternity leave benefits will be covered by the new parental leave, which will be increased from 5 days to 3 weeks, and will be extended to adopted children and step-relatives; and common-law partners will also be included in the company's policy "family members" ”, and enjoy relevant parental leave.
The calculation of paternity leave for common-law partners as family members is extended to adopted children and step-relatives
Hong Kong Disneyland will also set up parent-child leave. Whenever an employee's family has a new child under the age of 18, they can get an additional 3 weeks of parent-child leave in the first year on top of the original maternity or parental leave benefits.
"Charging Day" is a paid leave to give employees more time to rest
In addition, in the second half of this year, Hong Kong Disneyland will provide all eligible employees with up to two days of paid vacation called "Charging Day", hoping that employees will have more time to rest.
Hong Kong Disneyland introduced new employee benefits.
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For frontline and back-office full-time employees
Chen Huijuan, vice president of human resources at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, pointed out that this new holiday is 100% full pay, applicable to front-line and back-office full-time employees, and aims to promote family-friendly workplaces.
The employee who will give birth to the third child: more time to witness the growth of the little life
Kona in the sales department will give birth to her third child at the end of October this year.
She believes that under the new arrangement, she has more time to spend with her children: "It is not easy for a working mother to take care of children while working. The holidays give us more time to witness the growth and precious moments of our little ones." Communications and Public Affairs Candy from the Ministry also mentioned that the new arrangement allows women who have just given birth to have more rest, and the flexible work arrangement allows working parents to take care of their families and work at the same time.
Ken and Daisy, both employees of the Hong Kong Disneyland Catering Department, have just welcomed the birth of their second child.
Under the new policy, Ken can take a total of six weeks of parental leave and parent-child leave, and can stay at home with his wife to take care of the two children.
Good news for working men!
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