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Willful expanding bereavement leave to provide employees with additional support, flexibility

Sadie Janes — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 14:00:12 +0000

Canadian online estate planning company Willful is expanding its bereavement policy to provide more employee support and flexibility. Employees are allowed up to 15 consecutive business days of paid leave to mourn a family member, 10 days for a close friend and three days for a pet. Through the nature of their work, Willful’s employees are very familiar […]

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Benefits for pet owners evolving through paid leave, wellness accounts

Sadie Janes — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 12:52:27 +0000

Though still a fairly new concept, pet benefits are becoming a more common consideration when employers are expanding their offerings and looking to stand out. In August 2022, Talk Shop Media introduced a ‘pawrental’ leave policy, which allows employees to take time off around the adoption of a new pet to focus on ownership duties, […]

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Talk Shop Media adding ‘pawrental’ leave benefit for new pet parents

Sadie Janes — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 13:00:54 +0000

Since Aug. 26 is National Dog Day, Talk Shop Media thought it would be the perfect time to roll out its new ‘pawrental leave’ policy. The benefit allows employees to take time off around the adoption of a new pet to focus on ownership duties, bond with their new “fur babies” and get them settled. […]

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Toronto software company offering virtual veterinarian service to pet-owning employees

bwolfe — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:00:46 +0000

A Toronto-based software company is offering a virtual veterinarian service through its benefits program. Nicola Watson, human resources manager at Tribalscale Inc., says pet-owning employees can use the service, operated by Vetster Inc., to schedule up to four virtual vet visits per year. She notes the offering is in line with TribalScale’s decision to shift […]

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Employees seeking pet-friendly workplaces, benefits: survey

bwolfe — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 20:00:59 +0000

More than three-quarters (78 per cent) of U.S. employees said they want their employer to offer paid leave after adopting a new pet, according to a new survey by LiveCareer. The benefit was more popular among millennial workers (82 per cent) than their older counterparts (73 per cent). In addition, 77 per cent of all […]

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87% of U.S. millennial employees more interested in benefits in 2021: survey

mdunne — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 19:00:00 +0000

The majority (87 per cent) of U.S. millennial employees are more interested in certain benefits this year, with life insurance (39 per cent) topping the list, followed by financial planning tools (34 per cent), dental insurance (31 per cent) and legal plans (29 per cent), according to a new survey by Rainmakers CSI for MetLife […]

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Staff at U.S. firm welcome new pets with help of adoption benefit

mschmit — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 05:00:28 +0000

Texas-based Insurance Zebra is stepping up for employee wellness by helping them welcome furry friends into their lives. The insurer has added a $300 annual benefit for employees adopting a new dog or cat and encouraging staff to take paid time off for “paw-ternity” leave. “There was a time a while ago when I took my […]

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