Mayborn announces enhanced family policies

Mayborn Group, the parent company to globally recognised baby brand tommee tippee©, has announced enhanced family friendly policies in all regions as part of continued implementation of its employer brand.

The new policies offer significant enhancements and include:

• Increasing the period of fully paid maternity (or primary carer) leave from 3 months full pay to six months full pay in all locations including North America where maternity leave is commonly limited to just a few short weeks
• Increasing paternity (or secondary carer) leave from 2 weeks to 4 weeks on full pay in all locations
• A new Family Leave policy allowing three additional days’ leave a year for special family moments such as a child’s first day at school or graduation
• Introduction of a Child Bereavement policy.  In the event of the tragic loss of a child from a still birth at 24 weeks onward to 18 years old we will provide 3 months leave on full pay.
• Fully paid time off for fertility treatment

The new policies came into effect in April 2022.  Commenting on the changes, Global HR Director Louise Rich said: 

“As a leading baby brand we are here to support every parent on their unique parenting rollercoaster ride and I’m delighted that we are extending our own family policies to provide even stronger support to our people.  These policies are a reflection of our culture, our values and our commitment to delivering an exceptional employee experience so that our people can deliver outstanding experiences to the mums and dads that we support every day.”

Mayborn Group is Headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom and has 1,000 employees working across the UK, Europe, North America, Morocco, China, Hong Kong China and Australia.  Wholly owned by Shanghai Jahwa United Co Ltd, in 2020 Mayborn reported revenues of £205 million GBP.