Nestlé Announces Six-Month Maternity Leave

Nestlé (Malaysia) Bhd has introduced a new maternity policy for adoptive parents and primary caregivers, including a leave package of up to six months. The firm said this was in line with its choice to improve its overall parental leave benefits in Malaysia, which is not exclusive to mothers, but fathers as well.

Nestlé's new and improved Parental Leave Policy will allow new mothers to receive paid and unpaid maternity leave of up to 180 days. As for new fathers, they are offered a week of paternity leave.

According to Nestlé, these enhanced parental leave benefits now set Nestlé as one of the best-in-class within the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry in Malaysia. Nestlé Malaysia executive director for human resources Shahzad Umar said the firm realised that being a new parent can be a very tough experience to get used to.

"This is why we explored avenues to better support all new mothers and fathers at the start of their parenthood journey. Diversity and inclusion are integral values to Nestlé's and we are dedicated to cultivating an organisational culture which provides equal opportunities for all our employees.

"We hope that through these enhanced benefits, more parents will be encouraged to pursue their careers whilst also being able to spend more quality time with their families," he said. In its goal to be a gender-balanced firm, Nestlé will also double its efforts to strengthen an inclusive workplace culture.

34% of Nestlé Malaysia employees are women. The firm said it has also put in place facilities and policies to establish a nurturing workplace to empower women and encourage better gender diversity.

In January 2019, CIMB Group Holdings Bhd announced a benefit of six months paid maternity leave for its employees who become first-time mothers. In March 2017, Maybank announced an extended maternity leave of up to 365 days for eligible female employees

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Source: The Edge Markets

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