Solvay Syensqo has decided to reinforce its commitment as a responsible employer by guaranteeing a minimum level of protection in terms of welfare and healthcare for all its employees worldwide.
This minimum covers protection in relation to the following:
Major healthcare costs
Disability leave
Maternity leave
Paternity leave
Adoption leave
Employee Wellbeing Support
Death of an employee.
As one of our key measures to strengthen gender equality, we have broadened our Solvay Cares benefit program. We have adapted our global policy of 14 weeks maternity leave to 16 weeks, extending it to co-parents employed by the company regardless of gender, since 2021. The maternity / paternity or co-parent leave period could be taken as one or several periods, according to the family needs and the job’s constraints, in mutual agreement with the management, while ensuring compliance with the local regulations.
With the new agreement, we also commit to give employees access to confidential mental health support as from November 2021. By January 2023, when all provider contracts will be reviewed, global aligned standards of the Employee Well-being Support Program will apply and will then cover beyond the employee, also all members of the employee’s household.
The global program guarantees the availability of individual services:
First confidential contact with a psychologist via multiple modalities (phone, email, chat,...)
Five sessions (per distinct situation/issue) with a psychologist in local or preferred language (face-to-face or virtually)
Legal, financial, managerial and wellness orientation (relating for example to : nutrition, tobacco, mindfulness, parenting, …).
The employee and household members can make use of the services for personal issues, family related issues, work related issues and also for practical support.
Alongside the Solvay Cares program, local country or site specific benefits and perquisites are common. Contact your Local/Site HR Representative for more information or to report a life event.
