Pet-ernity Leave
Featured Guest Blogger February 9th, 2009
Virgin Mobile in Australia has announced that it will now be offering ‘peternity leave.’ If you have a new puppy or kitten (sorry to all of you snake and hamster owners out there!) that is less than 10 weeks old, you are allowed 5 unpaid days off of work to care for your new pet, so long as you have been employed by Virgin Mobile for more than 2 years.
While this was the first time I had ever heard of peternity leave, I subsequently learned that other companies have offered this leave before. Apparently, The Courier Service in London and the Bank of Scotland offer similar pet-ernity leave policies, even offering time off if your pet is sick.
I wonder if this type of leave would demonstrate the same benefits (employee engagement, morale, and commitment) to employers as family leave or paid sick leave for family members?
Pets are treated as a member of the family but it is taking things a bit far!
I had never heard of Pet-ernity leave. That is streatching things a bit much.
I was wondering if this applied to Rabbits too, this is a great rule.
I was wondering if this applied to Rabbits too, this is a great rule.
It’s great for you, but not for all.
That is interesting to here, I wonder if they have done that in America yet… time to go buy some puppies!! hehe
Great idea pacman, might invest in some puches!
Belief it or not, but I have got to write an 4000 word assignment on this exact topic for an MBA assignment…very little supporting literature out there so what is happening to reason! hehehe
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