Paternity Leave

Oliver Loomes, Country Director, Diageo Ireland said that the recent announcement is a, “significant step for us and shows our commitment to leading the way with progressive employment policies by supporting gender equality in the workplace.”

Diageo said that the business hopes the policy will support employees to focus on the joy of raising a young family, while continuing to thrive at work, and ensuring women and men are supported to have time with their new baby regardless of where they live and work.

Global Roll Out

Diageo also said that it also setting a global minimum standard of four weeks paternity leave on full rate of pay in all markets, with a significant number of Diageo’s businesses moving to 26 weeks fully paid paternity leave including North America, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Russia, Colombia, Venezuela, and Australia amongst others.

“We are committed to creating a fully inclusive and diverse workforce and we strongly believe that businesses play a significant role in shaping the future of society,” Mairéad Nayager, Chief HR Officer at Diageo said.

“Global businesses like Diageo must make bold moves on policies and the environments in which their employees work to ensure that the progress people deserve happens.”