Deloitte and Zoom’s trims to parental-leave benefits may hurt them in long run, experts say
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- Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images View image in fullscreen The Zoom headquarters in San Jose, California.
- American workers are already seen as having less benefits and labor protections than many of their counterparts across the world, especially in Europe.
- “It feels like someone is just looking at a spreadsheet saying, ‘How can I get more hours?’” said Bobbi Thomason, a professor of applied behavioral science at Pepperdine Graziadio Business School.
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The Zoom headquarters in San Jose, California. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images View image in fullscreen The Zoom headquarters in San Jose, California. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Business Deloitte and Zoom’s trims to parental-leave benefits may hurt them in long run, experts say The firms said last week that they will be reducing parental leave and other benefits for employees starting next year
Prefer the Guardian on Google Recent moves by US companies Deloitte and Zoom to reduce how much paid parental leave they offer employees could signal a larger reduction in benefits in corporate America, according to labor market experts.
American workers are already seen as having less benefits and labor protections than many of their counterparts across the world, especially in Europe.