Facebook's 4 Months Paid Paternity Leave now available for global workers

Facebook now allows fathers working for the company from all over the world to have a four-month paternity leave.

According to the Business Insider, Facebook head of HR and recruiting Lori Goler, announced the global paid baby leave policy update just a few days after its CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he would do a two-month paternity leave. Before this update, only Facebook workers in the US are allowed to have four months paid leave. Now, it will be applicable for its more than 11,000 workers all over the world, which included new fathers, mothers, and even same-sex parents.

This is a step towards Facebook's ambition of becoming one of the major businesses for families. This could inspire other giant tech companies to adopt the same policy. The new policy will start on January 1, 2016.

"I am proud to announce today that we are extending our parental leave policy for full time employees to cover four months of paid baby leave for all new parents, no matter their gender or where in the world they live," Goler wrote in her blog post according to the Telegraph UK. "This expanded benefit primarily affects new fathers and people in same-sex relationships outside the U.S. It will not alter the existing maternity leave currently available to all employees worldwide."

CNBC reported the importance of Facebook's new paid leave policy update. First, the baby will benefit from it. According to research, men who are given paternity leave get involved with their children in the following years, which in return helps in the cognitive development of the child.

Furthermore, bonding with the baby helps the parents determine emotional cues and strengthens the foundation of the child's mental health. The mother will also benefit, especially when she breastfeeds. Zuckerberg's paternity leave shows that paid leave is also applicable for fathers.

Giving them the time they need to spend time with their family will make them more inspired and motivated to work, which is ultimately beneficial for the company's bottom line.