Parliament Workbench
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Standard Motion · S5M-20367 · Session 5

Standard Life Aberdeen Parental Leave

Lodged by Alex Cole-Hamilton LD Lodged 9 Jan 2020 8 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates Standard Life Aberdeen on its introduction of a new parental leave policy on 1 January 2020, which grants one year of parental leave, including nine months fully paid, to all new parents; recognises what it sees as the importance of offering such opportunities to employees regardless of gender, sexual orientation or length of service; believes that this move will benefit a large majority of Standard Life Aberdeen's 3,000-strong workforce in Scotland; considers that it will be a valuable development in bridging the gender pay gap, and commends all actions taken to improve support for new parents.

Signatures by party

8 MSPs besides the lodger · 8 from other parties
SNP 6Ind 1Con 1

Party on the day each MSP signed. Signing a motion is voluntary and not whipped. Who signs whose motions

Vote

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

Supporters

8 MSPs

SNP 6 Ind 1 Con 1

Show all 8 supporters by party

SNP 6

Ind 1

Con 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5M-20367 by reference.