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- Mark Zuckerberg elects to take paternity leave upon birth of daughter
Posted by : Brij Bhushan
Friday, 20 November 2015
Facebook CEO and dad-to-be Mark Zuckerberg posted on the social media platform about his excitement in becoming a first-time father. Additionally, he mentioned that he would take two months’ paternity leave upon the birth of his daughter with wife Priscilla Chan. “Studies show that when working parents take time to be with their newborns, outcomes are better for the children and families,” Zuckerberg said. “At Facebook we offer our US employees up to 4 months of paid maternity or paternity leave which they can take throughout the year.” Zuckerberg’s decision to take paternity leave is not common, if wholly welcome:…
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