Please share ONE unique parent-friendly workplace initiative that your organization is particularly proud of and has made the biggest impact on your employees.
We are very proud of our Families @ LinkedIn ERG. Our mission is to drive a sense of belonging for all families. This includes but is not limited to parents-to-be, current parents, parents who have experienced loss, caregivers and allies; all of which engage and support one another to be personally and professionally successful wherever they are on their family journey. All active or prospective members, allies, and leaders are welcome to join! We understand families are formed in many different ways, and our Family First programs are here to support you along your family journey. At LinkedIn, we provide paid maternity, parental and carers leave as well as financial assistance for childcare, elder care, and even pet care. These programs are just a few ways we aim to ease the financial challenges that can come with building and nurturing a family.
You support your employees in special ways through reimbursements for childcare (such as after-school programs, nanny expenses, day care services, pre-school, day camp and tutoring), professional coaching for employees, and comprehensive support for parents of Children of Determination. Please share real story(s) where your employees have benefited from this support.
“ I was able to leverage the parent coaching after having my daughter. I felt I needed the support of a professional to navigate this big life changing experience. The whole process was super efficient, confidential and extremely helpful”.
“ As a recent father I was able to leverage my 6 weeks of leave at anytime of the first year of my daughter which allowed me to be there at different moments of her first year of life.”
“ I was able to use the perk up benefit for the registration fees of my child in nursery. This was a huge financial lift for me.”
“Having the possibility to get schooling allowance for all my children has been a great support from LinkedIn.”
“With both my husband and I working full time and no family to help look after our two girls after school at 3pm, being able to send them to after school care is an essential need. I use the PerkUp! Allowance to pay for this and in doing so, get 4 free months of after school care covered by LinkedIn!”
“Through our health insurance provided by LinkedIn we got assistance from a Doula (which is a person trained to advise, inform, and offer emotional and physical comfort to a mother before, during, and after the birth of her child) when our youngest was born. It was a huge help and well recommended if your insurance covers it.”
“I recently had a new baby and through my health insurance provided by LinkedIn I was able to receive a nourishing food hamper that helped my family get through the first few days adjusting to our new life”
“We signed our daughter Sofia (4) up to gymnastics after school classes covered by the LinkedIn PerkUp! program. She absolutely loves it and can’t wait to go each week!”
