Elon Musk Changes Twitter's Parental Leaves Policy, Reduces It To 14 Days From 20 Weeks

Twitter has changed its previous policy that allowed parental leave which was according to "whatever is required by law in the region where the employees work, along with a ‘top up’ of two weeks of leave”.

The micro-blogging company's parental leave has been cut to 14 days from 20 weeks, which has led to people venting ire on social media. ( Image Source :Getty )

Twitter boss Elon Musk is bringing changes to the company's paid parental leave policy. According to a report by NY Post, which cited Twitter's internal memo, the company has changed its previous policy that allowed parental leave which was according to "whatever is required by law in the region where the employees work, along with a ‘top up’ of two weeks of leave”.

It should be noted that there is no national policy for paid family leaves in the US. However, the Family and Medical Leave Act states that certain employees will be eligible for “unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons” for a period of up to 12 weeks.

The micro-blogging company's parental leave has been cut to 14 days from 20 weeks, which has led to people venting ire on social media.

A New York Times reporter named Kate Conger tweeted: "New: Twitter used to offer employees 20 weeks of paid parental leave. That’s being changed to whatever is required by law in the region where the employees work, along with a “top up” of two weeks of leave, per internal docs."

New: Twitter used to offer employees 20 weeks of paid parental leave. That’s being changed to whatever is required by law in the region where the employees work, along with a “top up” of two weeks of leave, per internal docs.

— kate conger (@kateconger) April 25, 2023

A Twitter user posted: "So let me get this straight... as an ex-Tweep who lives in MO - a state that doesn't require employers to give any time off - I would only get 2 weeks under this new policy? Also, how does this not breach the acquisition deal of protecting benefits for 1 year after close?"

"As someone who got to take advantage of Twitter's 20 weeks for parental leave, i can say that being with my family during that time was a profoundly meaningful experience. Taking it away is _extremely_ sh****," another user tweeted.

There has been no official word from Twitter about the changes parental leave policy. It is pertinent to note that Musk has laid off the entire communications team after his acquisition and Twitter's media email replies with only a poop emoji.

Meanwhile, the micro-blogging site will allow media publishers to charge users on a per-article basis with one click from next month, said CEO Musk announced last week. Terming it a “win-win for both media organisations and the public, Musk said that users who would not have a monthly subscription will have to pay a higher price to read articles occasionally.