Starbucks Expands Policies for Parents

Starbucks is expanding it's parental leave policy, new CEO Brian Niccol is focused on driving change.

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00:00Starbucks is expanding its parental leave policy.

00:03New CEO Brian Nickell focused on driving change

00:06and creating what he envisions as the, quote,

00:08unrivaled best job in retail.

00:11His latest decision came after an employee email

00:14asking for longer parental leave caught his attention,

00:17prompting Nickell to take swift action.

00:20Starting this spring, Starbucks will significantly

00:22increase its paid parental leave benefits

00:25with birth mothers receiving up to 18 weeks

00:28and other parents up to 12 weeks of paid leave.