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Starbucks investors press coffee chain for change on unequal family leave
Source: The Guardian
Starbucks investors press coffee chain for change on unequal family leave
Change could be brewing as company says baristas, fathers and adoptive parents have grounds for complaint over better benefits for corporate employees
Molly Redden
Monday 2 October 2017 12.00 BST
At the annual meeting of Starbucks shareholders in March, executives were confronted by a barista who demanded more paid family leave for new moms like her.
Now, if a group of Starbucks investors has its way, the people asking that question will soon be the shareholders themselves.
On Monday, a group led by Zevin Asset Management announced it would pressure Starbucks to inform shareholders of whether its paid family leave policy – which offers less leave to retail workers than to corporate employees – might count as employment discrimination.
“Paid family leave is a huge factor in how well women can stay involved in the workforce after having a baby, or how much time out they have to take in their careers,” said Pat Tomaino, Zevin’s associate director of socially responsible investing.
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Change could be brewing as company says baristas, fathers and adoptive parents have grounds for complaint over better benefits for corporate employees
Molly Redden
Monday 2 October 2017 12.00 BST
At the annual meeting of Starbucks shareholders in March, executives were confronted by a barista who demanded more paid family leave for new moms like her.
Now, if a group of Starbucks investors has its way, the people asking that question will soon be the shareholders themselves.
On Monday, a group led by Zevin Asset Management announced it would pressure Starbucks to inform shareholders of whether its paid family leave policy – which offers less leave to retail workers than to corporate employees – might count as employment discrimination.
“Paid family leave is a huge factor in how well women can stay involved in the workforce after having a baby, or how much time out they have to take in their careers,” said Pat Tomaino, Zevin’s associate director of socially responsible investing.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/oct/02/starbucks-investors-coffee-family-parental-birth-leave
