First Quality® launches new family-focused benefits

Benefits include free diapers, more paid time off and dependent care assistance

GREAT NECK, NY (Feb. 29, 2024) — When Kevin McCann welcomed his second child, he jumped at the chance to use the six weeks of paid parental leave that First Quality offers all full-time team members in the U.S., regardless of gender. It’s just one example of the family-focused benefits the company provides employees, with more launching this year.

“First Quality understands the importance of family time, and I am so grateful for the weeks I spent at home with my newborn daughter,” said McCann, who is a marketing operations manager at the company. “The fact that they continue to expand their benefits shows they don’t just say they are family first, they mean it.”

The six weeks of paid parental leave, which can be used following the birth, adoption or foster care placement of a child, is in addition to the minimum of six weeks paid maternity leave available to U.S. employees who give birth. Now First Quality is further expanding its efforts to support team members with growing families.

New benefits in 2024

This year, First Quality introduced a “Bundle of Joy” benefit, providing a year’s worth of free diapers to all U.S. team members who qualify for paid parental leave. Also available to eligible employees in Canada, the free diapers are an extension of the company’s New Baby Welcome Kits that include a onesie, bib and case of wipes.

Another new benefit in 2024: First Quality now offers Child and Family Care Assistance to all full-time team members in the U.S., matching up to $2,500 of annual dependent care contributions to Flexible Savings Accounts. These funds can be used to pay for childcare or caregiving expenses for adult dependents. The company is also providing more vacation time to U.S. team members: a minimum of three weeks of paid time off (PTO) for all full-time employees.

“At First Quality, family means everything to us. We want to support our team members who are caring for children or other loved ones, and make sure that we all have enough time off to enjoy our families and our time outside of work,” said Christie Fenton, senior Human Resources business partner at First Quality. “We’re on a mission to Make Things Better, and it starts with ensuring our team members feel supported at work and at home.” 

About First Quality

The First Quality Group of companies is a family-owned, diversified group of companies manufacturing, selling and distributing branded and private label absorbent hygiene, paper and packaging products into the healthcare, retail and commercial channels. First Quality is dedicated to meeting the demands of the market by providing innovative and high-quality products manufactured utilizing state-of-the-art technology. For more information, please visit www.firstquality.com

First Quality is a registered trademark of First Quality Enterprises, LLC.

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