Large employers aren t the only ones offering adoption benefits. The precise numbers come from the college s estimates of average costs of childbirth plus an increase the college added to its benefit recently. It was a way for the institute to put its money where its mouth was. What we wanted was some type of benefit comparable to the benefits employees received when they gave birth. Tom s of Maine Inc., a maker of natural personal care products in Kennebunk, Maine, with only 130 employees, also offers adoption benefits.
Some employers provide paid time off for employees who adopt.
For example, Campbell s gives employees up to five days of paid personal leave for adoptions. At Wendy s, employees may take up to six weeks of paid leave following an adoption. We also make this benefit available to any eligible employee, whether male or female. Tom s of Maine provides paid time off not only following the adoption but also during the adoption process. Tom s gives employees five paid days off during adoptions as well as four weeks off after the adoption.