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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg this week announced that the company's employees will receive longer paid paternal leave and new benefits, namely family sick leave as well as bereavement leave.
"Starting today, Facebook employees will have up to 20 days paid leave to grieve an immediate family member, up to 10 days to grieve an extended family member, and will be able to take up to six weeks of paid leave to care for a sick relative," Sandberg wrote on her personal Facebook account.
"We're also introducing paid family sick time -- three days to take care of a family member with a short-term illness, like a child with the flu," added Sandberg.
Facebook employees are welcoming these new benefits as they significantly ease the lives of new parents and grieving employees.
