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Volvo introduces six months’ paid parental leave for employees in EMEA region

Rebecca by Rebecca Chaplin
May 7, 2019
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VOLVO Cars today launched a paid gender-neutral parental leave policy for all sales company employees in the EMEA region, offering mothers and fathers a total of six months of leave with 80 per cent pay.

The new Volvo Cars policy is more generous and inclusive than most existing national parental leave policies in Europe and is the first of its kind in the car industry.

The new policy is inspired by national legislation in Volvo Cars’ home market of Sweden, famous around the globe for its generous parental leave arrangements, which have delivered tangible benefits for parents and children in recent decades.

Volvo Cars’ EMEA parental leave policy is a pilot scheme that could lead to a global roll-out of a similar paid parental leave policy for all 43,000 Volvo Cars employees. The EMEA initiative will help to identify and solve any practical obstacles that follow from rolling out such a scheme outside Sweden.

Hanna Fager, head of people experience at Volvo Cars, said: ‘The EMEA initiative is one of several activities with the aim to create an inclusive culture and attract and retain a diverse set of people.

‘It improves life-work balance, boosts family time and fits with a progressive, human-centric company such as Volvo Cars.’

Most countries in the EMEA region offer some form of paid parental leave, but there is often a large discrepancy between what is available for mothers and fathers – often to the disadvantage of fathers. Moreover, equal parental leave offers the potential to boost labour market and career opportunities for women by reducing career and pay gaps.

Emulating the Swedish approach that inspired it, the Volvo Cars policy is gender-neutral and also applicable to same-sex parents and parents of adopted children.

The new policy forms part of Volvo Cars’ ambitious people strategy, aimed at attracting and retaining the best people. Volvo Cars wants to position itself as an employer of choice to existing and future employees by offering one of the most generous and inclusive paid parental leave packages.

‘We need to be a truly attractive employer to be able to deliver on our ambitious growth plans,’ said Fager. ‘Attracting and retaining the best people is crucial, and we know that skilled talents will be more selective in their choice of employer. The winners in this battle for talent will be companies that value diversity, modern and flexible working practices, and employee well-being.’

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