February 20, 2019
For example, Mars Petcare offers its employees ten hours of paid leave when they get a new pet, and after that they can bring them into the office if they wish.
This type of leave has been coined by some as “pawternity” leave. While it can be considered an employee perk, if employees want to take time off to look after their pets they would need to book it as annual leave, since employers are under no legal obligation to give them “pawternity” leave, whether paid or unpaid. Those employers which are choosing to offer this are doing so in order to help keep their workforces happy and boost morale, rather than out of any legal duty.
However, there are 10 types of statutory leave employers do have to offer employees in the UK:
Sickness absence
Annual leave
Maternity leave
Paternity leave
Adoption leave
Shared Parental Leave
Parental leave
Time off for dependants
Time off for public duties
Time off for antenatal appointments
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