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A new way to do leave

Advice and guidance for a modern, empathetic approach to employee leave.

May 19, 2022
Introducing Cocoon’s compassionate leave policy: Flexible, private, and fully paid

We're open sourcing our policy for 4 weeks of paid, protected leave for employees to use at their discretion for bereavement, pregnancy loss, abortion care, mental health distress, or anything else life throws at them. Here's why.

May 6, 2022
How becoming parents changed the HoneyBook team’s approach to leave

When HoneyBook's Controller and Director of People Operations were planning for parental leave at the same time, they knew it was time for a new approach. Here's how they worked with Cocoon to get the support they needed and how their leave experience changed how they care for employees.

April 5, 2022
Improving clarity for People teams & employees on leave: What’s new in Cocoon April 2022

We're focused on making leave management as simple and transparent as possible. Here's what new in Cocoon and how we're bringing even more clarity to People teams and the employees they support.

March 23, 2022
How much paid leave companies are offering in 2022

Our benchmarks reveal how much paid parental and medical leave the most progressive high-growth tech companies are offering. See how your policies compare and learn how you can form a more competitive policy.

May 19, 2022
Introducing Cocoon’s compassionate leave policy: Flexible, private, and fully paid

We're open sourcing our policy for 4 weeks of paid, protected leave for employees to use at their discretion for bereavement, pregnancy loss, abortion care, mental health distress, or anything else life throws at them. Here's why.

January 6, 2022
How the Snapdocs people team reduced time spent on leave by 98% with Cocoon

Chad Herring, Chief People Officer at Snapdocs, has seen the company grow 3x in his short one year tenure. Here’s how he scaled leave, calling the process before implementing Cocoon “annoying at best,” and today, “a complete success.”

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Introducing Cocoon’s compassionate leave policy: Flexible, private, and fully paid

We're open sourcing our policy for 4 weeks of paid, protected leave for employees to use at their discretion for bereavement, pregnancy loss, abortion care, mental health distress, or anything else life throws at them. Here's why.

May 19, 2022
How the Snapdocs people team reduced time spent on leave by 98% with Cocoon

Chad Herring, Chief People Officer at Snapdocs, has seen the company grow 3x in his short one year tenure. Here’s how he scaled leave, calling the process before implementing Cocoon “annoying at best,” and today, “a complete success.”

January 6, 2022
Focus on Father’s Day 

Michael Wu, Deputy General Counsel at Carta, talks about the lasting impact parental and family leave can have, building benefits and supportive policies at a growing company, and the importance of taking time to focus on family.

September 20, 2021
May 6, 2022
How becoming parents changed the HoneyBook team’s approach to leave

When HoneyBook's Controller and Director of People Operations were planning for parental leave at the same time, they knew it was time for a new approach. Here's how they worked with Cocoon to get the support they needed and how their leave experience changed how they care for employees.

April 5, 2022
Improving clarity for People teams & employees on leave: What’s new in Cocoon April 2022

We're focused on making leave management as simple and transparent as possible. Here's what new in Cocoon and how we're bringing even more clarity to People teams and the employees they support.

March 23, 2022
How much paid leave companies are offering in 2022

Our benchmarks reveal how much paid parental and medical leave the most progressive high-growth tech companies are offering. See how your policies compare and learn how you can form a more competitive policy.

March 15, 2022
Gem uses Cocoon to future-proof leave management as the company grows

How Gem, a rapidly growing recruiting software company, uses Cocoon to future-proof its employee leave management process.

May 6, 2022
How becoming parents changed the HoneyBook team’s approach to leave
April 4, 2022
Improving clarity for People teams & employees on leave: What’s new in Cocoon April 2022
March 22, 2022
How much paid leave companies are offering in 2022
March 15, 2022
Gem uses Cocoon to future-proof leave management as the company grows
March 3, 2022
What we learned from Airbnb and Curology about leading with empathy
February 15, 2022
5 types of progressive employee leave you may not have thought of yet
January 28, 2022
Building Cocoon: Our focus on a meaningful product and sustainable culture
January 24, 2022
Tips for welcoming a team member back from leave
January 10, 2022
How 2 decades building a benefits brokerage firm led me to Cocoon
December 17, 2021
Why 2022 must be the year of the empathetic employer—and how to be one
November 18, 2021
4 ways people leaders can navigate the Great Resignation and reduce burnout
October 4, 2021
How our peers are managing leave in today’s rapidly changing world
September 24, 2021
A new way to do leave
September 20, 2021
Making Mother’s Day

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