Home » HR practices » Great Britain: John Lewis Partnership introduces equal parental leave for all its employees Great Britain: John Lewis Partnership introduces equal parental leave for all its employees Through . Published on 17 June 2021 à 11h12 - Update on 17 June 2021 à 11h02 Resources Six months of parental leave for all staff at the John Lewis Partnership group, regardless of the gender of the parent or the conditions of the child’s arrival. On 10 June the employee-owned retailer became the first major UK retailer to announce equal parental leave that will be paid for 14 weeks at 100%, followed by 12 weeks at 50%, and will become effective from this autumn. To be eligible, staff must have been working at the company for a year. Chair of the John Lewis Partnership, Dame Sharon White said, “As an employee-owned business, equality matters to us.” The group, which employs 80,000 between its John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets, is atypical in so far as all its employees, known as ‘partners’, benefit from shares in the company and receive bonuses as such. “We want to be there for our partners to support them in important life moments, whether that’s stepping into the world of work for the first time, or becoming a parent,” Dame White added. In addition to the parental leave, staff will also be offered two-weeks paid leave and psychological support if they suffer a loss during pregnancy. John Lewis Partnership did not give details of this additional policy, which echoes similar measures recently adopted by several British companies (c.f. article No.12492 and No.12521). Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels