{"id":9506,"date":"2017-09-26T01:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T09:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/09\/26\/news-3279\/"},"modified":"2017-09-26T01:00:01","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T09:00:01","slug":"news-3279","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/09\/26\/news-3279\/","title":{"rendered":"Life is On for our employees with our new Global Family Leave policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Credit to Author: Jean-Pascal Tricoire| Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 07:00:19 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

At Schneider Electric, our mission is to ensure Life is On everywhere, for everyone and at every moment.\u00a0 I am happy to announce that our new Global Family Leave policy aims to strengthen our commitment to diversity and inclusion<\/a>\u00a0which is an integral part of who we are as a company. Our ambition is to provide equal opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and to ensure that all our employees feel uniquely valued.<\/p>\n

There is absolutely no question that our success as a company stems from our ability to harness the diversity of ideas, thoughts, and experiences of o<\/a>ur 144,000+ global workforce<\/a> for greater engagement, performance, and innovation. We want to empower each of our employees to manage their unique work and life.<\/p>\n

What defines family, life, and work for our people is changing every day and we want to embrace these changes to be more inclusive. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve rethought our approach to paid leave so that our employees can be present for life\u2019s significant moments. With our new Global Family Leave policy, we make a commitment across all our countries of operation towards paid leave.<\/p>\n

The policy sets global minimum standards while preserving country flexibility based on statutory and market needs for the following four areas:<\/p>\n