Finding a workplace that prioritizes work-life balance and supports employees during major life events, such as starting or expanding a family, is crucial. In this article, we will explore 17 companies with the best maternity leave policies, paternity leave policies, and family benefits. From extended paid parental leave to fertility support and caregiver assistance, these companies understand the importance of supporting employees at every stage of their family journey.
1. Netflix
Netflix sets the bar high with its unlimited parental leave policy for full-time salaried employees.
In August 2015, Netflix announced an unlimited parental leave policy for full-time salaried employees, and later extended paid maternity leave to its hourly employees as well.
The company’s philosophy is: “take care of your baby and yourself.” According to the company, new parents at Netflix typically take between 4 to 8 months of paid leave to bond with their child. Netflix also offers a global family forming benefit that covers costs for fertility treatments, surrogacy, and adoption services.
2. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
While not a corporate company, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation deserves recognition for its comprehensive family benefits. Although the foundation recently reduced its 52-week paid parental leave policy, it still offers 26 weeks of fully paid leave and a $20,000 stipend to new parents. The foundation also provides medical coverage for infertility treatments, reimbursement for adoption and surrogacy fees, and support for families with special needs children.
3. Etsy
Etsy believes in fostering an inclusive work environment, offering 26 weeks of fully paid leave to all employees who become parents through birth or adoption. Their parental leave policy is designed to be flexible, gender-blind, and combat unconscious bias. Etsy aims to support and enable parents, regardless of gender, to play equal roles in building successful careers while nurturing their families.
4. Mozilla
Mozilla offers a range of parental leave policies globally, but employees in the U.S. and Canada can enjoy 26 weeks of paid leave for childbearing parents and 12 weeks for non-childbearing parents. This generous leave allows parents to prioritize their family’s needs while maintaining job security and financial stability.
5. Bloomberg
Bloomberg understands the diverse needs of its employees and provides an array of family benefits. Their offerings include fertility support, adoption and surrogacy assistance, up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave for primary caregivers, breast milk delivery for business-traveling parents, autism services coverage, backup child and elder care, and more.
Fertility support:
Bloomberg offers a lifetime benefit of $30,000 for coverage of fertility treatments and in vitro fertilization.In this fertility support program, you also get unlimited coverage of fertility-related prescription drugs which do not count against the $30K lifetime coverage.
Adoption & surrogacy assistance:
Bloomberg provides reimbursement for eligible adoption and surrogacy-related costs.
Parental leave:
Bloomberg offers up to 26 weeks of 100% paid, gender-neutral, parental leave for the primary caregiver to bond and care for your newborn, surrogate or adopted child from day one. Non-primary caregivers are eligible for 4 weeks of 100% paid leave.
Maternity support program:
Bloomberg employees have free, confidential access to maternity nurses who can provide support and answer questions around preconception health, pregnancy, newborn care, lactation and more.
6. Spotify
At Spotify, global parental leave extends up to six months, fully paid, for all new parents. This policy demonstrates their commitment to supporting employees during this significant life event and recognizing the importance of parental bonding and caregiving.
7. PayPal
PayPal recognizes the importance of family and offers a range of family-friendly benefits.
Maternity leave:
Expectant mothers with 1 or more years of continuous employment with the company are eligible for paid maternity leave. Their paid maternity leave is 100% of base salary, including state maternity benefits, for up to 26 weeks. If an expecting mother has less than 1 year of continuous employment, they are only eligible for up to 26 weeks of state maternity benefits.
Paternity leave:
Fathers receive 2 weeks of paternity leave that can be taken within 6 months of the birth or placement of a child. If fathers have at least one year of continuous employment with PayPal, they receive 100% of base salary, including state paternity benefits. With less than 1 year of continuous employment, they are only eligible for state paternity benefits.
8. KPMG
KPMG supports its employees through various family benefits. They provide 24 weeks paid parental leave for parents and co-parents. Paid parental leave is available to employees after just three months of employment. KPMG also offers flexible working hours and reduced time before and after parental leave.
9. Cahill Gordon
At Cahill Gordon, employees have access to supportive family policies. Primary caregivers can take 18 weeks of parental leave, while secondary caregivers receive 4 weeks. The firm offers up to 26 weeks for maternity-related disability.
The firm also offers flexible work arrangements for primary caregivers, including reduced hours for 12 weeks, to ease the transition back to work after parental leave. Cahill lawyers returning from caregiver leave may opt to work remotely, work on a reduced hours schedule, or request extended unpaid leave from the firm.
They also offer a Wellness Room for nursing mothers, breast milk home delivery service for business travel, and emergency child care.
10. Salesforce
According to Glassdoor, Salesforce offers 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers and 12 weeks for secondary caregivers. This is paid at minimum 80% OTE, ensuring that all parents have the opportunity to bond with their newborns.
11. Dropbox
Dropbox supports employees with paid parental leave, family leave, lactation consultation options, adult and child care resources, and a global adoption/surrogacy policy. Employees welcoming a new child are eligible for 24 paid weeks off, along with a transition week to ease their return to work.
They also offer up to $10k in reimbursement (per child) for Adoption Expenses, for up to 2 finalized adoptions.
12. Google
Google offers 18 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents. Birth parents receive 24 weeks of leave to ensure a smooth transition into parenthood. Google provides extraordinary benefits, allowing employees to spend quality time with their newborns or attend to other family responsibilities.
Additional benefits for families include fertility and growing family support, caregiver leave, backup childcare, and survivor income benefit
13. Shopify
Shopify offers 20 weeks of fully paid maternity leave for the birthing parent and 8 weeks of parental leave for the supporting parent.
Additionally, the company provides a $1,000 cash bonus for the birth or adoption of a child to eligible employees. They also partner with Cleo to offer support for family planning, preconception to birth, at no cost to employees.
14. Lenovo
Lenovo understands the importance of family and offers comprehensive family benefits. They offer resources for fertility treatments and adoption assistance, showcasing their commitment to supporting employees in their family-building journey.
All new parents at Lenovo get 16 weeks of parental leave at full pay, and birth moms get an additional 6–8 weeks of short-term disability. Parental leave can be taken within one year of the child’s birth or adoption. That means it can be taken all at once or in increments of one week or more — pre or post birth.
Under Lenovo’s Adoption Assistance Program, employees can get reimbursed up to $8,000 per child for eligible adoption-related expenses.
The company also offers back-up short-term and emergency child/elder care through Bright Horizons.
15. Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster offers generous parental leave and other family benefits. According to Builtin, Ticketmaster offers 6 months of paid primary caregiver leave (not gender specific) or 2 weeks of paid secondary caregiver leave to help working parents bond with newborns or newly placed adopted family member. The company also offers adoption assistance, reimbursing up to $10,000 for qualified adoption-related expenses. Lastly, they help with childcare benefits as well. The company offers $300 each year year per child up to $600 max towards eligible care expenses for child(ren).
16. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
In 2019, Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced that they would offer new parents six months of paid leave following the birth or adoption of a child. This is in addition to other benefits designed to improve their employees’ work/life balance.
HPE also offers a program called Parental Transition Support. Under this program, new parents can work part time for up to 36 months following the birth or adoption of a child.
17. eBay
eBay’s parental leave policy is that all birth parents and non-birth parents can take off up to 12 weeks with 100% of base pay to bond with a child following birth or adoption. They also have specific foster care and legal custody leave time.
All birth parents will receive maternity leave, which is a combination of paid short-term disability benefits plus paid parental leave, for bonding with a newborn. Parental leave can be taken all at once or in one-day increments within the first year following birth, adoption, foster care placement, or the date awarded legal custody of a child. To be eligible, the parent must be an eBay employee at the time of the birth or placement of the child.
eBay’s Adoption Assistance Program provides up to $5,000 per adoption to help pay for qualified expenses related to the adoption of a child, including attorney fees, court costs and adoption fees.
eBay also offers Progyny fertility benefits, breast milk shipping for business travel, and Cleo parenting support, and 10 days of backup childcare.
The companies mentioned in this article exemplify a commitment to supporting employees throughout their family journeys. From extended parental leave to fertility assistance, these organizations prioritize work-life balance and recognize the significance of bonding time, caregiving responsibilities, and family support. By offering comprehensive family benefits, they not only attract top talent but also foster a positive work environment where employees can thrive personally and professionally. As more companies embrace family-friendly policies, it is evident that prioritizing employees’ well-being and family needs is a crucial aspect of creating inclusive and supportive workplaces in the modern era.