Dow Chemical Announces 12-week Global Minimum Maternity Leave Policy

(RTTNews) - Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) today announced enhancements to its Global Parental Leave Policy, providing greater flexibility and work-life balance for mothers and fathers. The company noted that the expanded policy reinforces strong support for employees and their families.

Parents will now have a minimum 12 weeks of paid leave for the mother and two weeks of paid leave for the non-birthing parent, which can be taken during the 12 months following the birth of a child.

Dow Chemical noted that parental leave following the birth of a child can be used in consecutive weeks or periods as needed by the family upon approval of the leader and country-specific regulations.

Mothers will work with their leaders to identify ways to gradually return to work and ease the transition to full-time responsibilities.

Further, Dow Chemical will provide resources to assist nursing mothers who are required to travel for company business through reimbursement of the cost of packaging and shipping of breast milk.