• Skip to main navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to Footer
  • Navigate Novartis
    • Patients
    • Healthcare Professionals
    • Media
    • Investors
    • Partners
    • ESG
    • Job Seekers
    • Clinical Trials
  • Coronavirus
  • Global
    • Novartis site directory
Novartis logo: a global healthcare company
  • Our Company
    • Our Leadership
      • Board of Directors
      • Executive Committee of Novartis
    • Our Approach
      • Strategy
      • Corporate Responsibility
      • Diversity & Inclusion
      • Partnering
      • People and Culture
    • Our Business
      • Global Product Portfolio
      • Innovative Medicines
      • Novartis Pharmaceuticals
      • Novartis Gene Therapies
      • Novartis Oncology
      • Sandoz
    • Media
      • Newsroom
      • News Archive
      • Multimedia Resources
      • Subscribe to Updates
    • Investors
      • Event Calendar
      • Financial Data
      • Share Data & Analysis
      • Shareholder Information
      • Environmental, Social & Governance
  • Our Focus
    • Disease Areas
      • Cancer
      • Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine
      • Immunology & Dermatology
      • Ophthalmology
      • Neuroscience
      • Respiratory
    • Platforms and Technology
      • Data and Digital
      • Cell & Gene Therapy
    • Novartis Stories
      • Discovery
      • From Our Labs
      • Access to Healthcare
      • Patient Perspectives
      • People and Culture
      • Live Magazine
  • Our Impact
    • Building Trust with Society
      • Corporate Responsibility
      • Ethical Standards
      • Access
      • Environmental Sustainability
    • Global Health
      • Malaria
      • Sickle Cell Disease
      • Chagas disease
      • Leprosy
      • Novartis Foundation
    • ESG Performance and Reporting
      • Materiality Assessment
      • Environmental, Social and Governance
      • Transparency and Disclosures
      • Positions on Key Topics
      • Statements on Key Issues
  • Our Science
    • Research & Early Development
      • Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
      • Research Disease Areas
      • Postdoc Program
      • Open Source Science
    • Drug Development at Novartis
      • Novartis Pipeline
      • Clinical Trials
      • Translational Medicine
      • Global Product Portfolio
    • Science Stories
      • Discovery
      • From Our Labs
  • Careers
    • Your Career
      • Global Career Search
      • Teams and Skills
      • Gene Therapies Careers
    • Working at Novartis
      • Diversity & Inclusion
      • People and Culture
      • Corporate Responsibility
    • Career Programs
      • Our Career Programs
      • Students and Scholars
      • Novartis Quantitative Sciences Hackathon
Search
Alfred and his family
  • TwitterTweet
  • FacebookShare
  • Share
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • LinkedIn
    • Email
    • Whatsapp
  • Jump to Comments
Stories/People and Culture

Parental Leave at Novartis: Alfred’s story

At Novartis, we celebrate life and recognize moments that matter. Alfred Ambatlle shares his experience of parental leave and becoming a father of twins.

Feb 25, 2020

At Novartis, we celebrate life and recognize moments that matter. One of the most life-changing moments our associates experience is becoming a parent and welcoming new life into their lives. In July 2019, we introduced equal paid parental leave of at least 14 weeks to all parents, regardless of gender. We believe that this will empower our people to make the right choices for the health and well-being of their families, by enjoying more flexibility and financial stability, at the times when it matters the most.

Alfred Ambatlle shares this experience with us of becoming a father of twins and how paid parental leave has helped him and his partner bond with their baby boy and girl and share the extra work that comes with being a family of four.

“The best aspects of the new parental leave benefit are several. One of them is that it gives me plenty of time to bond with the children. This is extremely important, they need me and I've been able to give them my time. But also flexibility -I’ve been able to decide when I want to take this time.”

Our new parental leave policy helps Michael to share precious moments with his family
People and Culture

Parental Leave at Novartis: Michael's story

Shareline

Parental Leave at Novartis: Alfred Ambatlle shares his story of caring for his young family at home. #equality
Tweet Tweetpopo

Learn more about careers at Novartis

While our diverse workforce brings different people and perspectives together, inclusion is making the mix work. It is about creating an atmosphere and an environment where each of us feels valued, respected and heard.

Learn More

Tags: 
Social Commitment, Working at Novartis, Careers
    • TwitterTweet
    • FacebookShare
    • Share
      • Twitter
      • Facebook
      • LinkedIn
      • Email
      • Whatsapp
    • Jump to Comments
  • Print
  • Save

Novartis Stories

View all

Europe at night
People and Culture

Going the extra mile to keep clinical trials on track during the COVID-19 pandemic

Contains Video
Doctor examining baby in Rwanda
People and Culture

Novartis Social Business Careers: improving health in lower income countries

The Program lead of ‘Ensemble’ sitting with a Novartis employee and caregiver
People and Culture

Reimagining cancer in the workplace

You are here

  1. Home ›
  2. Stories ›
  3. People and Culture

Novartis Global

  • Navigate Novartis

    • Patients & Caregivers
    • Healthcare Professionals
    • Investors
    • Media
    • Society & ESG
    • Partners
  • Contact Us

    • Global Contacts
    • Office Locations
    • For Investors
    • For Media
  • About Novartis

    • Our Company
    • Our Focus
    • Our Impact
    • Our Science
    • Our Stories
  • Our Portfolio

    • Global Product Portfolio
    • Global Clinical Pipeline
  • Careers

    • Career Search

Connect with Novartis

  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • youtube
  • facebook
  • instagram
Novartis Site Directory
© 2021 Novartis AG
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Site Map
  • Cookie Settings

This site is intended for a global audience.