As of April 1, 2021, Volvo Cars will introduce a new all-gender, paid parental leave policy for its over 40,000 employees around the globe, in all plants and offices. The ‘Family Bond’ policy will give all employees with at least one year’s service a total of 24 weeks of leave at 80% of their base pay by default. The policy applies to either parent and the leave can be taken anytime within the three first years of parenthood.
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