Adoption in your business
Information for employers
There are lots of ways to support adoption in your business, it doesn’t have to be expensive or time consuming, in fact it can help your business grow by attracting and retaining the best possible talent.
What makes a business adoption friendly?
Going through the adoption process requires commitment, time, focus, and most importantly support from family, friends, and employers.
Here are some examples of best practice and if you are doing some or all of these, then we would consider you to be an adoption friendly business.
Equal parenting policies that clearly outline support to adoptive parents and those going through the adoption process.
An adoption policy that includes time off for training, assessment, panels, and introductions.
An adoption policy that includes support for parents when the adoption doesn’t work out which is like support provided to those experiencing miscarriage.
An adoption policy that allows for additional flexibility post placement and acknowledges that parenting a child who has had a difficult start in life may be more demanding for parents and therefore more time may be needed.
Adoption in your business toolkit
To help businesses offer the right support to their employees, we’ve developed an employer toolkit – a free guide for employers to help them support prospective and approved adopters, inside and outside of their business. The toolkit offers guidance and support, and includes information on the following:
– Supporting adoption in your workplace
– Parental leave for adopters
– Showing your adoption support online
– Supporting new parents
– Discussing adoption with your employees
Join us in making sure adoptive parenting is treated fairly in the workplace.
Contact us to get your adoption friendly business badge.
