Putting Premium on Maternity Care and Employee Health

In 2020, the Philippine Business Coalition for Women Empowerment (PBCWE), a partner of Investing in Women, developed case studies to document experiences of human resource leads and employees and provide significant accomplishments and improvements on the implementation of Workplace Gender Equality (Workplace Gender Equality) initiatives of select PBCWE member companies. This case study, in particular, provides a comprehensive view of how InLife attracts and retains employees through a family-oriented benefits package that covers maternity care not only for female employees but also spouses of male employees.

InLife has long recognised the role of women as pillars of the Filipino family and drivers of development. In the Philippines, where it is most often women who care for children and manage the budget, giving women the tools to uplift their lives will ultimately redound to the benefit of society. As a company, InLife sought to do the same for employees and their families. Before the 1980s, the company was composed of a workforce that was predominantly male. Over the years, however, it has introduced improvements to its company health plan over the years as part of a larger effort to attract and retain more female workers, and safeguard employee health and well-being.

This document was originally published on the PBCWE website.