Being a "Pioneer" in Global Maternity Benefits: Vodafone's Talent Retention Strategy
Abstract
Issues
The case is structured to achieve the following teaching objectives:
- Understand the issues and challenges in global human resource management and talent management.
- Understand the issues and challenges in creating a women-friendly organization and promoting more women to leadership roles.
- Understand issues related to employee retention, productivity, etc.
- Analyze Vodafone’s maternity leave and benefit policy.
- Discuss and debate whether other companies will follow Vodafone’s lead, and the issues involved in doing so.
Contents |
INTRODUCTION |
ABOUT VODAFONE |
THE “PLUS 1” PRINCIPLE |
GETTING WOMEN ON BOARD |
IMPETUS TO THE NEW MATERNITY POLICY |
INPUTS FROM KPMG STUDY |
LAUNCHING THE POLICY |
UNIQUE AND PIONEERING |
THE OTHER VIEW |
LOOKING AHEAD |
EXHIBIT |
Keywords
Global Human Resource Management, Talent Management, Talent retention strategy, People Development, Employee Benefits, Maternity benefits policy, Diversity management, Gender diversity, Creating a women-friendly organization, Promoting women to leadership roles, Employee retention, Productivity