John Lewis Partnership Introduces Equal Parenthood
- Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Friday, 11 June 2021
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Motion reference: S6M-00348
That the Parliament welcomes the recent announcement from the John Lewis Partnership that it has become the first UK retailer to introduce six months equal parenthood paid leave, covering both maternity and paternity, and two weeks’ paid leave for any of its Partners who experiences the loss of a pregnancy, and congratulates, and praises, the business, for what it sees as it taking the lead as a responsible retailer by addressing issues raised by its Partners on issues that matter to them.
Supported by:
Neil Bibby, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Pam Gosal, Christine Grahame, Neil Gray, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Craig Hoy, Fiona Hyslop, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Annie Wells