Impacts of Parental Leave on Businesses

Managing parental leave and return to work transitions presents several challenges to employers regarding their legal obligations to employees, costs associated with the transition and management of other employees to ensure minimal disruption to workplace output. These challenges affect key areas that are managed by human resources professionals and company directors.

Managing the Transition

It is imperative that businesses proactively address legal risks and support employees through the parental leave transition. The organisational benefits of this include:

• Manage legal risks and enable effective Flexible Work
• Arrangements
• Increase retention
• Enhance reputation as an Employer of Choice
• Contribute towards Gender Diversity Reporting Requirements
• Promote employee wellbeing
• Normalise support

HR Legal, in collaboration with the psychologists at Transitioning Well, offer training on Effective Parental Leave Transitions which provides a unique learning experience for participants on the legal and best practice strategies for effective parental leave transitions in all three phases. Click here to find out more.

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