Navigating the implementation of period leave policies
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of implementing period leave policies in the workplace with insights from HR expert Annalinde Nickisch.
With advocates pushing for reproductive health to have its own leave entitlements, businesses and their HR functions must consider both the benefits and trade-offs inherent with the potential introduction of such allowances for workers. In this episode of The HR Leader Podcast, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Probiotec Limited chief people officer Annalinde Nickisch about the push from unions and other stakeholders for the National Employment Standards to include leave entitlements for reproductive health, why this push is happening, the existing concerns and unintended consequences of such entitlements, the possibility for unconscious bias, the broader place for gender-based entitlements, how HR can interpret the current state of affairs and advise their workplaces accordingly, and broader best practice for HR on this issue.
People in this episode
Host: Jerome Doraisamy
Guest: Annalinde Nickisch
Topics covered
- reproductive health leave
- HR policies
- employee entitlements
- gender-based entitlements
- unconscious bias
- best practices in HR
Keywords
- period leave
- HR functions
- employee benefits
- trade-offs
- unconscious bias
- reproductive health
- leave entitlements
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Probiotec Limited, National Employment Standards, unions
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