This accounts for 50 per cent of their annual salary review. Ignores changing societal expectations. Two further objectives are to lead the recruitment market and seek cost efficiencies throughout the business through a new employment contract and paid parental leave policy. The paid parental leave policy includes three months paid leave for the primary caregiver and two weeks paid leave for their partner, irrespective of marital status or sexual orientation. One of the objectives of this policy was to avoid the costs of advertising, recruitment and training brought about through parental leave attrition.
Staff are pleased too.
Since its implementation last September five men have taken parental leave and all returned to work, and four women, two of whom are back at work and two still on leave. Shell has trusted me to balance my family and work responsibilities. In return I feel more willing to go the extra mile. Wilco Pronk, treasury accountant and first time father currently teleworking as part of a paid, flexible parental leave programme. SSI managing director Anske Janssen leads from the front and employees were frank about the difference her leadership makes.