Bumble To Offer Week-Long Holiday Twice A Year To Its Employees

Bumble employees will get a week-long holiday twice a year as part of its updated leave benefits. It has also allowed 700 employees to take unlimited paid leaves. The leaves will be subject to the approval of the managers, the company announced recently.

All employees globally will have improved paid leave to ensure they are caring for their lives outside of work, the dating app said.

• Work where you are: the company is not requiring all employees to go back into an office full-time. Bumble’s existing offices will be used as collaborative spaces. 
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  • Bumble has offices in the US, UK, Spain and Russia where the majority of the team is based, as well as smaller teams in key cities globally. 
  • Employees will be expected to work in the country they are employed in. 
  • Bumble will also be providing access to co-working spaces for those whose living arrangements are not suitable for working.
• Take the time you need: Bumble has decided that twice a year, its teams will have a week-long, company-wide holiday. In addition, all employees globally will now have unlimited paid time off with uniform minimums.
• Support when it matters: All employees globally will have improved paid leave to ensure they are caring for their lives outside of work. 
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  • Birth, adoption or surrogacy of a child – a minimum 6 months paid leave for caregivers 
  • Transition to work after the birth, adoption or surrogacy of a child – minimum flexible work for 4 weeks
  • Time off to care for a family member – minimum 12 weeks per calendar year
  • Victim of domestic violence or other violent crimes – minimum 20 days paid leave

Grievance/compassionate leave (including leave for miscarriage, death in the family, etc.) – minimum 15 days paid leave

 “The past year has been an important moment for us to reflect on the ways we work and how we can best support our teams around the world. Earlier this year, we took a collective week off but we are now thrilled to be updating our permanent benefits for our team. It’s becoming increasingly clear that the way that we work, and need to work, has changed and our new policies are a reflection of what really matters and how we can best support our teams in both their work and life.” - Tariq Shaukat, President of Bumble Inc.