US EditionPrincess of Wales champions six months’ paternity leave for new fathers
- On March 21, 2023, the Princess of Wales hosted the inaugural meeting of her Business Taskforce for Early Childhood in London to emphasize early childhood's business importance.
- The taskforce formed to inspire UK businesses to support early childhood development through policies and programs responding to the critical first five years.
- Since launching, leading companies including Deloitte, IKEA, NatWest, Iceland Foods, LEGO, and Co-Op have introduced initiatives like increased lending, product donations, staff training, and awareness campaigns.
- Deloitte announced effective January 2025 it will offer six months of fully paid parental leave equally to new fathers and mothers, setting a new workplace equality standard inspired by the Princess's initiative.
- The taskforce's efforts suggest businesses can drive broad societal benefits and economic gains estimated at £45.5 billion annually by prioritizing early childhood and supporting working parents.
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Princess Kate inspires major change after issuing plea
Princess Kate has inspired Deloitte, one of Britain's leading businesses, to offer new fathers six months of fully-paid paternity leave. This significant policy change came as a direct result of the Princess's advocacy for businesses to invest in early childhood development.The move puts fathers on equal footing with new mothers at the firm, far exceeding the national minimum entitlement of two weeks' paid parental leave for fathers.Deloitte's d…
Greenwich parents come out against the UK’s paternity leave stating ‘two weeks isn’t enough’
Parents from the Greenwich Parents and Carers Group took part in a stunt last Sunday in a bid for the UK government to fix Europe’s worst paternity leave. Richard Peralta and Sarah Wynn were joined by over 100 families in Greenwich and over 120 nationwide, to campaign against the current statutory paternity leave length and […]
Princess of Wales’ Early Years Initiative Shapes Deloitte’s Paternity Leave Policy
The Kate Middleton Effect has stroked again and this time its not in the multi-billion dollar world of the fashion – but the Early Years. ... Read more The post Princess of Wales’ Early Years Initiative Shapes Deloitte’s Paternity Leave Policy appeared first on RegalFille.
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