Why employee-led groups are 'crucial' for recruitment and retention at Indeed

"Our job at the parents and caregivers IBRG is not only to normalize being a parent and create safe spaces where people can talk about what it's like to be a parent, but also to create opportunities and advocate for policy at the company."

"Big parents and caregivers vibe. The parents and caregivers IBRG counts 2,000 of Indeed's 11,000 employees among its members, making it one of the largest groups in the program, Rathod said. Since the group's establishment, members have advocated for change at Indeed, including for its parental leave policy to be non-gendered and expanded from four to six months; these changes went into effect in November 2022."

"If you think about it, in your life at some point, we're all going to be, if not parents, we're likely going to be caregivers."

"Rathod, a workplace trends editor who has worked in various departments at the company, said she's stayed for over a decade because of the remote work flexibility and benefits. She said she's particularly grateful for the virtual healthcare with Maven and backup childcare through Bright Horizons, especially as she's grown her family to three children."

Priya Rathod joined Indeed in 2016 for benefits and flexibility, but later felt something was missing for working parents. In 2020, she questioned why existing inclusion business resource groups did not include parents or caregivers. After Indeed created a parent and caregiver IBRG in late 2020, she joined and became co-lead in 2022. The group aims to normalize parenting, create safe spaces for discussion, and advocate for company policy. It has about 2,000 members out of 11,000 employees and helped change parental leave to be non-gendered and expanded from four to six months, effective in November 2022. Rathod credits remote flexibility and benefits such as virtual healthcare and backup childcare for staying with the company.

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