The Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital NHS Trust becomes an Employer with Heart
The Smallest Things is thrilled to announce that The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, which employs 6,500 staff, has signed up to The Smallest Things ‘Employer with Heart’ charter, amending their parental leave policies to give mothers and fathers who work at the trust extended paid leave after a premature birth and additional support when they returning to work.
The Employer with Heart charter was launched by The Smallest Things in February 2018 alongside their wider campaign for new Neonatal Leave and Pay Legislation and asks employers to extend paid leave for staff whose babies are born prematurely. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust joins a growing list of employers supporting staff following the premature birth of a baby and we’re delighted to add them to our Employer with Heart Hall of Fame.
“We are delighted that The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has signed up to our Employer with Heart charter and will give parents of babies born prematurely the extra time they need. Visiting a fragile baby on a neonatal unit for weeks, sometimes months, is terrifying and shouldn’t be counted as maternity or paternity leave. This important change means that parents who work at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust can focus on spending precious time with their premature babies without worrying about work or pay.”