When I see photographs of it in darkness I feel that I am watching it sleep, resting in preparation for the people it has to entertain the following day. To me a garden without people is dead, and people have brought The Alnwick Garden to life and restored its soul. -- Duchess of Northumberland. Get Involved.
California's pregnancy disability leave law requires employers to allow employees to take up to four months off for disability relating to pregnancy and childbirth. This leave need not be paid, but the employee may use any accrued paid leave she has available. This leave is not maternity leave.
Other new perks include gifts for new pets, and eight weeks of unpaid leave each time an employee hits a five-year milestone. Yahoo didn't confirm its previous maternity leave length, but the new policy is more in line with those of other Silicon Valley tech companies.Google (GOOG) , Mayer's former employer, offers seven weeks of paid leave for parents who did not give birth, while new mothers can take off between 18 to 22 weeks.acebook (FB) offers four paid months for both parents and a whopping $4,000 in baby cash.. Yahoo's parental leave extensions come just two months after Mayer banned telecommuting at Yahoo, setting off a debate about the merits of working from home.