Hess provides generous paid time off for:
- Maternity and child bonding
- Parental leave as primary or secondary caregiver
- Leave to care for a family member with a serious health condition
PAID FAMILY LEAVE
How It Works
Depending on the type of leave, paid time off ranges from two weeks for secondary caregivers up to a maximum of 16 weeks for maternity and child bonding for primary caregivers, as shown below.
You receive full pay during the period of approved family leave.
The Birth Of Your Child
For the birth of your child or to care for your child within the first 12 months following birth:
- Birth mothers can take up to eight weeks for maternity leave
- Primary caregivers can take up to eight weeks of parental/child-bonding leave
- Secondary caregivers can take up to two weeks of parental/child-bonding leave
Birth Mother as Primary Caregiver
Birth Mother as Secondary Caregiver
Father or Partner as Primary Caregiver
Father or Partner as Secondary Caregiver
The Adoption of a Child
Placement of a child with you for adoption or foster care, within the 12-month period following the placement
- Primary caregivers can take up to eight weeks of parental/child-bonding leave
- Secondary caregivers can take up to two weeks of parental/child-bonding leave
Primary Caregiver
Secondary Caregiver
Caring For A Sick Loved One
To care for your spouse, qualified domestic partner, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, or other dependent household member or individual who depends on you for at least half of their support, who has a documented serious health condition
- You can take up to eight weeks of leave
Benefits under the Paid Family Leave Policy are provided in addition to any unpaid leave available under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Policy. The Paid Family Leave Policy runs concurrently with any unpaid leave under the FMLA Policy.
Learn More
The details are provided in the respective HR policies, which are posted in the Resource Materials section of myHR on Hess Connect.
