Revisions to Parental Leave Policy

By Annette Maggio
Jan. 13, 2022
To: Full-Benefits-Eligible Employees
From: Division of Human Resources and Compliance Office
Subject: Revisions to Parental Leave Policy
Date: Jan 13, 2022

Form Notice of Proposed Policy Revision

University of Arizona

Notice of Policy Revision:

PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY

Pursuant to the authority established by Arizona Board of Regents Policy No. 1-201, et seq., and the University of Arizona's policy on University Policy-making, the following action is proposed:

ADOPTION OF REVISION: PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY

SUMMARY: The University of Arizona is committed to providing a work environment that is supportive of employees' work and family life obligations. In demonstration of this commitment, the University offers an updated Parental Leave Policy which outlines the parental leave options available to parents upon the birth, adoption, foster placement, guardianship, stillbirth, or surrogacy of a child. The Policy update expands Paid Parental Leave to up to 12 weeks, and Unpaid Parental Leave to up to 12 weeks, for a total of 6 months of Parental Leave.

A copy of the policy is available at the University Policies website at policy.arizona.edu.

Members of the University community are invited to submit written comments to: policy@email.arizona.edu. All comments must be received by close of business on February 18, 2022.

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