Home » HR practices » Recruitment/Employer branding/employee loyalty » France: Novartis establishes 16-weeks of paid parental leave, starting 01 January 2020 France: Novartis establishes 16-weeks of paid parental leave, starting 01 January 2020 Through . Published on 06 February 2020 à 12h20 - Update on 06 February 2020 à 12h02 Resources Employees at the pharmaceutical company’s French subsidiary are set to receive an extra two weeks of paid parental leave above and beyond the standard minimum duration as required in the pharmaceutical company’s global policy that was issued in March 2019 (cf. article No. 11048), and that fixes a minimum of 14 weeks of paid parental leave irrespective of employment contract (permanent or fixed term), career length, and marital status, and is available to those welcoming the arrival of a child (childbirth and adoption). Since January 2020 the company’s global policy has been effective for the company’s 105,000 employees worldwide. “By offering the same parental leave conditions to all parents irrespective of gender or sexual orientation, we want to encourage a shift in culture and enable better gender equality,” the pharmaceutical company’s French subsidiary laid out in a press statement published on 05 February. The company’s Swiss subsidiary was the first in the group to announce the implementation of this global policy and since July 2019 has been offering 18 weeks of parental leave. 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.EmailThis 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