‘Caught my attention’ | Starbucks CEO doubles parental leave after email from employee

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol has announced the company will double parental leave after hearing from employees that existing policies “weren’t adequate.”

The expansion of parental leave benefits is a part of the “Back to Starbucks” plan in which the company aims to offer “the unrivaled best job in retail.”

Beginning in Spring, store employees – called ‘partners’ by the coffee chain – will see their parental leave double or even triple. Partners are currently entitled to six weeks’ paid parental leave.

For birth mothers, this will triple to 18 weeks of leave at full pay; for all non-birth partners welcoming a child through their spouse, a domestic partner, a surrogate, adoption, or fostering, this will double to 12 weeks of leave at full pay.