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HR Grapevine Advent Calendar: Top 5 quirky employee benefits of 2015

HR Grapevine Advent Calendar: Top 5 quirky employee benefits of 2015

With 2016 right around the corner, HR departments everywhere are assessing what the last 12 months saw in terms of C&B, as well as planning fresh initiatives for the New Year. With that in mind, Unum has scoured high and low for the weirdest, wackiest and most bizarre benefits of 2015.

Unlimited parental leave

Companies all over Silicon Valley have been improving their paternity and maternity leave, making it flexible with more paid time off. However, Netflix has outdone all of that by introducing unlimited paternity and maternity leave. The company has recently gone even further with this, as they announced that this benefit will be extended to hourly workers just in time for Christmas.

Gender Reassignment Surgery

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