Firmenich Extends Global Family-Friendly Parental Leave for Men and Women

/ -- Extended gender-neutral program recognizes all types of family through childbirth & adoption
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"We want to make Firmenich the best place to work, and the most family-friendly company, in our industry and a big part of this is encouraging a culture where both men and women can thrive," said Gilbert Ghostine, Chief Executive Officer. "Our extended parental leave is designed to support all of our colleagues, regardless of their gender or how they became a parent, so that together they can give their child the best start in life."
"As a family-friendly company, we are very proud of our ability to hire and most importantly, accompany the very best people in our business along their individual journey in life," said Mieke Van de Capelle, Chief Human Resources Officer at Firmenich. "With 93% of new mothers staying with us after maternity leave, the case is clear for going beyond traditional maternity leave to offer gender neutral parental benefits. Our new extended leave builds on Firmenich's broad support system, including flexible working arrangements, gender equal pay, and inclusive development and promotion practices."

About Firmenich
Firmenich is the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, founded in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1895. Driven by its purpose to create positive emotions to enhance wellbeing, naturally, Firmenich has designed many of the world's best-known perfumes and tastes, bringing delight to over four billion consumers every day. Renowned for its world-class research and creativity, as well as its leadership in sustainability, each year, Firmenich invests 10% of its turnover in R&D to understand and share the best that nature has to offer responsibly. Firmenich had an annual turnover of 3.7 billion Swiss Francs at end June 2018. More information about Firmenich is available at http://www.firmenich.com

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