Nation's Most Fertility Friendly Workplaces Rewarded
*Conceive* magazine has honored 50 workplaces in the US that offer their
employees some of the best fertility benefits, adoption and fertility
treatment. Many countires around the world like the UK, Sweden and Norway
provide women and even men great fertility perks. Now the US is following
the trend and giving employees monetary rewards and time off to have a
fertility treatment or adoption.
PR Newswire says, "Based on a one- to four-star ranking system, the
companies that received the most stars were those that offer more than
$100,000 for ART (assisted reproductive technologies, including IVF) or
$60,000 for treatment combined with generous paid leave. And for the
adoption criteria, four stars went to companies that give more than $15,000
toward the adoption of a child (or $10,000 combined with a very generous
paid leave for adoptive primary caregivers). "Fertility treatments and
adoptions can be costly. In the current economic climate we applaud those
companies who recognize how important it is to help employees build their
families," says Kim Hahn, founder of Conceive."
Infertile couples often struggle to have fertility treatments like In Vitro
Fertilization (IVF) because of how expensive it is. Likewise surrogacy, egg
donation and artificial insemination is very costly, this has potential to
boost the industry in the US and improve fertility rates via IVF.
Posted by Tala on 5/29/2009 12:55:05 PM
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