Parentaly & PwC Canada: Working together to support new parents through parental leave

The Parentaly Team

Aug 22, 2023

Introduction

Parentaly, the leading parental leave support provider, is excited to announce it will work with PwC Canada to provide their employees with a seamless parental leave experience.

As the only company laser-focused on the career impact of parental leave, Parentaly will provide career coaching to expecting employees and training for leaders to support PwC Canada’s team members through parental leave transitions.

Together, Parentaly and PwC Canada will ensure expecting employees and their teams are equitably supported in their careers as they navigate the stages of the parental leave process: before, during and after their leave. The goal is to create a sustainable ecosystem where employees can enjoy their family while continuing to pursue their career aspirations.

“We are thrilled to support PwC Canada and its employees through parental leave,” Parentaly Founder & CEO Allison Whalen said. “Though many companies are now offering more generous paid parental leave policies to attract and retain talent, not many companies address the business and career disruption associated with longer leaves. Working with Parentaly is a testament to PwC Canada’s commitment to supporting their staff through all stages of their careers.”

“Retaining top talent is an important part of our people strategy at PwC Canada,” PwC Canada Chief People Officer Sonia Boisvert said. “It’s also important to provide everyone, particularly women, the necessary support during their family building years. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that PwC Canada is a place where all parents can thrive and reach their career and personal goals.”

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Through Parentaly, PwC Canada will be offering two parental leave programs:

For expecting employees:

Comprehensive career coaching program that combines individual and group coaching sessions with structured guidance throughout the entire pre-leave through re-onboarding experience
Parental leave templates, conversation guides and exercises that will help employees efficiently prepare for and return from their leave — creating confident, empowering and successful parental leave transitions

For relationship leaders & coaches:

Quarterly 1-hour training sessions on how to cultivate an empathetic environment for working parents and what to do before, during and after a team member’s parental leave
Manager toolkit that includes planning templates, conversation guides and other tactical resources to facilitate parental leave success

Parentaly and PwC Canada will launch this parental leave program in September, which will be offered to all employees in both English and French.

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About Parentaly‍

Parentaly is the leading parental leave career coaching and training provider, offering parental leave support programs that help companies minimize business disruption associated with parental leaves and empower working parents to pursue their careers. We partner with HR to provide employees and managers with the support they need to execute on critical pre-leave coverage planning and re-onboarding activities.

To celebrate all we’ve accomplished, our team shared what they’re most proud of since joining the team:

I'm most proud of how much we have done to improve the single hardest moment for women's careers (going on parental leave) ... one that is often shrouded in insecurity and fear. We've been able to help advocate for so many women (and men!) in a way that is empowering and truly life-changing.

Allison Whalen, CEO & Founder

What am I most proud of? Growth! Growing a category of support that didn't exist before Parentaly. Growing from a one-woman bootstrapped operation to a global team of 25+ employees and coaches. Growing our overall impact for working parents, with companies investing in our parental leave programming to support employees all over the world. And growing as humans: new babies, new friends, new life experiences... all while tackling new and exciting work challenges together.

Rich Burke, Head of Growth

When I reflect on what I am personally most proud of during my time here, it's working alongside a team where we constantly evolve and optimize everything that we do in order to deliver the best possible experience for the folks going through our programs. It sounds cheesy, but there are processes that my team and I used to do 100% manually that are now completely automated and systems in place that have become second nature to how we operate. Working with such thoughtful, smart, and creative people is incredible.

Sara Ophoff, Senior Program Manager

I’m most proud about doing work that makes parents feel confident and empowered about their careers during a time that can be overwhelming and challenging – not only for our clients and users who go through Parentaly’s programs, but also with our advocacy work on LinkedIn, through our podcast and other big campaigns that make a difference. It’s been pretty rewarding to build a brand people know and love because what we’re doing resonates with so many employees’ experiences in the workforce.

Jenna Vassallo, Head of Brand & Marketing

I am so proud of the way we've approached growth with such care and intentionality - with every adjustment we've made to our offerings, we've never lost sight of our goal to provide the most supportive and valuable experience for our users. I love looking back on the early stages of conversations and building that have led us to the experience we offer today. Personally, I am extremely proud of the work I've done to scale and automate our backend!

Rachel Andes, Program Associate

I am most proud of the work we do every single day to make a positive impact on working parents! Everyday I get to work with an amazing group of people…we work hard but we also have fun.

‍Sarah Gruber, Client Partner

I'm proud of scaling an employee experience that consistently delivers positive outcomes for new parents and their organizations. Our north star has always been the user, and we never sacrifice our high quality bar!

Mansi Kothari, VP of Product & Experience

I feel a sense of pride that I get to work behind the scenes supporting everyone. I’m proud to see all of the collaboration between the team and how Parentaly positively impacts employees.

Leo Manalo, Executive Assistant

I'm most proud of going through the Parentaly program myself! I'm so proud to work for and promote this company in a time where parental leave and supportive policies are at the forefront of a national conversation. But beyond this, I'm most proud to call myself a participant.

Emmy Carragher, Enterprise Partnerships

I’m really proud of the work I did to expand our coaching bench globally at Parentaly. It was so rewarding, not to mention insightful, to connect with talented coaches from around the globe. This expansion not only enriched our coaching offerings but also strengthened our commitment to making a meaningful impact on families all over the world.

‍Nicole Hagemann-Bex, Senior Coaching Operations Manager

I have tremendous pride in the knowledge that what I am doing will change the career landscape for new parents, particularly mothers. This will make it more likely that my daughter can have a career AND a family without worrying about the unintentional negative impact of taking parental leave. Nothing makes me prouder than that.

Mindy Himmel-Brown, Strategic Partnerships

In my short time at Parentaly, I'm proudest of the work we're doing with our clients' ERG groups to elevate the stories and advice of actual working parents. It's such an impactful way to spread the word about Parentaly as an essential resource for all people growing their families, and the managers who support them!

Alex Diskin, Enterprise Account Manager

I'm most proud about using LinkedIn to connect with others. I was recently able to share a helpful return to work doc with 50+ new people looking to make a difference at their company. Was pretty cool that people from Chewy, McDonald's, Honda, Cisco, AWS, Walmart and more want to integrate just a piece of what we have to offer. Also...I'm so proud of the way I feel as an employee at Parentaly. For the first time in my career my personal interests align with my professional interests and I've never felt more motivated.

Jenny Hurwitz, Strategic Partnerships

I'm really proud of being able to help the Experience team by handling the supportive functions so they can focus on the bigger picture. It feels great to know that I’m making things easier for them and contributing to the team’s success.

James Mango, Executive Assistant

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