International law firm DLA Piper has announced that it has extended its maternity leave to 18 weeks and doubled paternity leave to 10 days both with full pay in Hong Kong. The scheme is also being extended to adopting parents. In order to further support staff, DLA Piper has also introduced a Maternity Coaching Program to expectant and new parents to ensure that these new parents will have a successful transition when returning to workplace.
Kevin Chan, Office, Managing Partner DLA Piper Hong commented, "We made the decision to overhaul our parental leave policy after collecting a significant amount of feedback from our colleagues and the market. The new policy underscores our commitment to strengthen our service by retaining and attracting top talents at all levels because we understand our people are our greatest asset, we value their wellbeing as much as we value the support of our clients."
Juan Picon, Global Co-Chairman, DLA Piper said, "At DLA Piper, diversity and inclusion is one of the key pillars of our culture. We know that balancing a career with a family is really important for many of our employees. Making improvements to our provisions for new parents is a vital tool to support our people through this period in their lives."
Paul Arkwright
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