Mark Zuckerberg has proclaimed to avail his paternity leave for his new-born daughter.
The CEO and founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, is about to avail his leaves. He stated on Friday that he would take 60 days of paternity leave after the birth of his daughter, a powerful statement given by one of the most strong and busiest American executives on the significance of family time.
Silicon Valley tech companies have made efforts to extend paternity leave allowances and rest of benefits in a move to retain and hire talent, but most employees do not take advantage, as they fear missing promotional opportunities or failing to work in a competitive manner.
Facebook news today exclaimed that the online social network platform lets its U.S. workers avail a four months of salaried maternity or paternity leave, which could be utilized all at the same time or during the first year of their offspring’s life, a policy that is generous by American standards. Mr. Zuckerberg proclaimed in July that he and his spouse, Priscilla Chan, were about to have a baby.
In 2015, a research conducted by the Society for Human Resource management was able to find out that 21% of companies provided an opportunity for its workers to avail salaried maternity leave while 17% offered remunerated paternity leave.
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news affirmed that Zuckerberg posted on his Facebook page along with a stroller’s picture, a yellow baby carrier and his dog, Beast, “This is a very personal decision, Studies show that when working parents take time to be with their newborns, outcomes are better for the children and families."
The 31-years-old CEO did not mention who will manage his position while he is not serving. The company did not immediately share its views regarding the issue when inquired about it. It is probable that the organization’s COO Sheryl Sandberg, who supervises all of the company’s advertising, would assume leadership. The young CEO largely supervises products, but probably relies on the organization’s chief product officer, Chris Cox, while he is out of office.
Facebook Breaking news reported that his decision is unusual amongst senior technology officials, particularly men. CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer, took 14 days off after she gave birth to a child three years ago, and when she proclaimed her pregnancy with identical female twins in September, she stated she would be availing limited maternal leave.
Zuckerberg’s posts succeeded in generating greater than 50,000 likes in 60 minutes and almost 3000 comments. Majority of the comments appreciated his move and stated that it shared an optimistic message regarding parental leave plans. He has proclaimed his leave at a time when Facebook’s users have failed to find an easy way to remove the French flag from their photos.
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