(The Center Square) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation doubling annual paid parental leave for state employees and school personnel, including teachers. Previously, state employees could take three weeks or 120 hours of paid parental leave during a 12-month "rolling" period following a child's birth, adoption or foster care placement. However, House Bill 1010 increases the paid leave to six weeks — or 240 hours. "This significant legislation demonstrates...
Coventry’s work on reunification and helping more children return home from care was highlighted at Parliament last week.
Sharon Kemp is the third commissioner to be called in to help the council by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. She is the current chief executive at Rotherham Council, having been appointed in February 2016 by Government commissioners there who were overseeing improvements at the authority at the time. Since then, Rotherham Council has seen full powers returned andhas been awarded a ‘Good’ Ofsted rated Children and Young People’s Services since 2018. In Nottingham, Ms...
The United States is one of only five countries in the world that does not offer parental leave funding at the federal level--which leaves the issue up to the states.
School board met Saturday to evaluate ‘complaint involving a matter that occurred at a school’
A Lansing Fire Department Division Chief is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation.
More than a quarter of new parents do not use their right to take time off work to look after their children, new figures show. Parents have been entitled to nine weeks’ absence from work since August 2022, but on average mothers take 6.9 weeks while fathers claim 6.2 weeks. Financial concerns were the main reason for both men and women to forgo their allocation, research by Robidus, a subsidiary of insurance company a.s.r., found. Parents receive 70% of their
Iowa must mandate paid maternity leave. Having a child is one of the hardest things a person can do. The first few months of a child’s life require constant attention and care from at least one parent. Because of this, many parents — often women — will take weeks or months off work to care
Mina Kimes was among the biggest sports media free agents of 2023 before reupping with ESPN last fall. Now, the popular NFL analyst is acknowledging just how close she got to departing the worldwide leader. In a Q&A with Pete Croatto for Poynter published Wednesday, Kimes revealed she was “seriously considering” leaving ESPN for a
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WDTN) -- New figures from the Ohio Nurses Association show that 70% of bedside nurses in Ohio are considering leaving their jobs. Those concerns were front and center at the statehouse on Wednesday, where nurses and lawmakers came together to demand protection for patients and hospital employees. The demand is simple: better working []
Teachers were given an unprecedented alert yesterday about pupils being targeted in scams involving intimate pictures of themselves.
Watcher is making the jump from YouTube to Watcher TV. Will this controversial decision withstand critical fan feedback?