Asda makes major enhancements to family leave benefits
Asda has made some major enhancements to its family-friendly policies for colleagues.
Applicable to all 140,000 staff, the supermarket’s updated policy means that maternity and adoption leave pay for hourly colleagues has increased from 12 weeks to 26 weeks.
In addition, Asda has doubled paternity leave from two weeks to four weeks at full contractual pay, and has extended company paternity leave and pay to secondary kinship carers.
Meanwhile, a new policy encompassing kinship carers leave provides 26 weeks of company leave and pay for primary kinship carers for those caring for other children.
Subscribe to TRBThe policy for pregnancy loss pre 24 weeks has been enhanced to two weeks company paid leave for those who experience pregnancy loss before 24 weeks.
Helen Selby, general counsel & interim chief people officer at Asda, said: “We’re proud to be introducing new and enhanced family-friendly policies, which underline our commitment to fostering an inclusive and colleague-focused workplace.
“We want our colleagues to feel supported during some of the most important – and occasionally most challenging – moments in their lives.
“These changes further build on the progress we’ve made over the last year in supporting the beating heart of our business – our fantastic colleagues.”
