Amina Ali
Leslie Shore
MGMT 360-01
7 November 2021
DEI Policy Research
Introduction of Policy
a. The policy is parental/bonding leave.
b. An example of this policy implemented is at Microsoft as it influences parental leave
policies in the United States. The company implements parental leave by offering a
whopping five months of paid leave to all new birth mothers, and a generous three
months for fathers, adoptive parents, and foster parents (NBCNews.com). They are re-
defining parental leave not only in their own organization but other companies as well by
only partnering with suppliers and vendors who offer a twelve-week minimum parental
leave, for either adoptive or birth parents (NBCNews.com). Meaning, that even if a
supplier or contractor just wants to work with Microsoft, they are required to offer paid
parental leave to their employees. This leads to a major accountability held in
organizations for parental/bonding leave.
c. The intended purpose of paid parental leave is to enable the employee to care for and
bond with a newborn or a newly adopted or newly placed child. Along “for the birth or
placement of a son or daughter, to bond with a newborn or newly placed son or daughter,
or to care for a son or daughter with a serious health condition (U.S. Department of Labor
Wage and Hour Division).”
d. In accordance to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), it entitles an eligible
employee to take up to 12 workweeks of job-protected unpaid leave for the birth or
placement of a son or daughter, to bond with a newborn or newly placed son or daughter,
or to care for a son or daughter with a serious health condition. These are the terms of
eligibility therefore the intended target it is to reach in regards to a bonding and parental
leave. This is because there are only certain people who may be eligible and it is taken
into consideration how these certain group(s) of people may be unable to work as normal.
Advantages of this policy:
Paternity leave can promote parent-child bonding, improve outcomes for children, and
even increase gender equity at home and at the workplace. Paid parental leave for fathers, as well
