Paternity leave | Twitter CEO impresses staff with work-life balance action

Last week, Twitter’s new CEO, Parag Agrawal hit the headlines after it was reported that he will be taking a “few weeks” off for paternity leave following the birth of his second child.

According to the Guardian, Agrawal become CEO of the social media firm in November when its Co-Founder, Jack Dorsey, stepped down.

‘It’s a personal decision’

In a statement shared with HR Grapevine, a Twitter Spokesperson said: “At Twitter, we encourage and fully support employees taking parental leave in whatever way works best for each person. It’s a personal decision and we created a parental leave programme (supporting up to 20 weeks of flexible leave) that is customizable for that reason.