{"id":62,"date":"2017-07-18T10:42:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T10:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogsource.theholidaytracker.co.uk\/?p=62"},"modified":"2017-07-31T08:58:07","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T08:58:07","slug":"pawternity-leave-unusual-staff-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theholidaytracke-4xhy3odrd6.live-website.com\/2017\/07\/18\/pawternity-leave-unusual-staff-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Pawternity Leave and Five Other Unusual Staff Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Earlier this year BrewDog, the Scottish champions of craft beer, announced they are now offering one week\u2019s paid leave to employees that adopt a puppy or rescue dog. So for this week\u2019s blog post, we decided to delve unusual staff benefits.<\/p>\n
Now BrewDog clearly have an affinity for the furry, four-legged friend \u2013 not only does their company name contain the word \u201cdog\u201d, but their website lists \u201cone dog\u201d as having been an employee since the company was founded in 2007. So it seems fitting that they would choose to offer such a wacky benefit.<\/p>\n
It also turns out that it\u2019s an incredible PR opportunity. BrewDog announced this unique benefit in the same PR release that mentioned they were opening a BrewDog in Columbus, Ohio. \u00a0Guess what? The news went viral!<\/p>\n
US-based online grocery retailer Boxed are next on the unusual staff benefits list. In 2016 boss Chieh Huang announced they would start paying towards the cost of employees\u2019 weddings!<\/p>\n
Last year, co-founder Mr Huang announced that he was inspired to start the scheme after discovering one of his employees crying because they couldn\u2019t afford to pay for both their wedding AND their mother\u2019s medical bills. Thank god for the NHS!<\/p>\n
Exact details of the scheme are hard to come by, but Huang says they will reimburse any full-time employee for their wedding up to $20,000. I do.<\/p>\n
Which leads us nicely into marriage leave. Xerox are one of a handful of US companies offering marriage leave. \u00a0Xerox employees are allowed up to three days to \u201ccomplete wedding arrangements,\u201d says Bill McKee a company spokesman. Good to know you can save your actual holiday entitlement for the honeymoon!<\/p>\n
It might seem generous to us, but in some countries, marriage leave is a standard benefit. Greece for example, allow employees to take five days\u2019 paid leave to get married. Clearly, the passionate Greeks take love more seriously than money.<\/p>\n