Covéa confirms equal pay for new fathers
Covéa Insurance is now offering six weeks fully paid paternity leave for dads of new babies. The company believes this will enhance its ability to attract and retain talented people and help promote workplace inclusion.
Covéa Insurance people director, Lisa Meigh said: “We know that many dads want to take time off to be involved with caring for their new-born babies, but that family finances can put pressure on the length of time they take. By increasing paternity leave to six weeks’ full pay, new dads working at Covéa Insurance will be able to focus fully on their new baby and partner during the crucial first stage of their child’s life.”
This change promotes workplace equality by aligning company’s paternity leave with the first six weeks of its maternity policy and has been greeted positively by both mums and dads in the business.
Meigh added: “I believe this change sends a really strong message; it says we want to support our employees on whom our future growth and success relies, and is a major step forward in promoting workplace and parenting equality.”
