Maternity leave is available to eligible Shell employees.
Shell is proud to be the first major integrated oil and gas company to introduce a new global standard of 16 weeks paid maternity leave. This initiative is intended to support working mothers and their families. It’s an example of Shell’s commitment to creating an inclusive workplace and demonstrating our care for our employees and their families.
Shell U.S. is adopting the global standard in ways that reflect the diversity of our workforce, partners and the communities in which we operate by broadening our scope to include fathers and adoptive parents.
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Benefits reviews
61-70 of 70 Reviews
5.0
Jan 14, 2018
Anonymous Various
Former
Houston, Texas
They changed their policy in 2018 to grant 4 months maternity
5.0
Nov 2, 2017
Anonymous employee
Current
Houston, Texas
About to be 16 paid weeks for mom and 8 paid weeks for dad or adopting
5.0
Aug 5, 2017
Anonymous Geologist
Former
Houston, Texas
three months paid maternity leave, not sure about paternity
3
2.0
Jul 15, 2017
Anonymous Gas Station Attendant
Current
Port Huron, Michigan
You get about two month off, and while pregnant you don't have to do really anything
5.0
May 7, 2017
Anonymous Supervisor
Current
Deer Park, Texas
It is payed for salaried employees
4.0
Mar 29, 2017
Anonymous employee
Current
Houston, Texas
+ Both are given
- It is not as high as European companies (but nowhere is)
5.0
Dec 23, 2015
Anonymous Well Engineer
Current
Houston, Texas
I've never tried this, don't have kids but maybe one day. It's only a couple of weeks though
4.0
Oct 17, 2015
Anonymous IT-Manager
Current
Houston, Texas
We have maternity & paternity leave, but since we don't have any children I can't say how well it actually works in practice or how it compares to other companies.
4.0
Aug 5, 2015
Anonymous Facilities Engineer
Current
Houston, Texas
Its great, great package really
3.0
May 19, 2015
Anonymous Personal Assistant
Current
Houston, Texas
You don't get maternity leave. You have to use your sick leave. When I had my son I was only an employee for a few years so I had not accumulated much sick leave. My VP however was great and allowed me to work from home as many hours as I could so that I could stay with my son longer than the sick leave I had.