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SAP is canceling the planned “father’s leave” of several weeks for employees after the birth of their child.
The software company justifies this with the difficulty of implementing an equal global solution in 80 countries.
The federal government’s plans to provide paid time off for partners after the birth are also making slow progress. SAP had already announced at the beginning of the year that it would put the plans to the test.
SAP backs down. The German software company is canceling the planned exemption for fathers after the birth of their child. SAP originally wanted to introduce this “fatherly leave” lasting several weeks this year.
However, a company spokesman has now announced that no further implementation is planned. As a company with employees in 80 countries, “unfortunately it is not possible to provide an equal global solution at SAP,” is the reasoning behind it.
Six weeks is how long fathers or mothers’ partners should be able to take paid leave after the birth of a child. The project should begin in 2024.
SAP rowed back at the beginning of the year
At the beginning of the year, SAP rowed back and referred to the federal government. They have not yet implemented legal plans for partners to take a break. Initially it was said that SAP wanted to examine its own plans. Now they seem completely off the table.
In fact, the federal government’s plans for partner time are making slow progress. Actually, they should be given paid leave two weeks after the birth of the child – this is the draft of the “fathers’ time out” in the coalition agreement.
So SAP wanted to add another four weeks to the government plans. This extended “fatherly leave” was also the last major project of the former Germany human resources manager Cawa Younosi. The star HR manager had to vacate his post last year following a compliance procedure.
See the research into Cawa Younosi’s departure in the video format “Scoops” here:
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