• by Richard Whitman , Columnist, May 7, 2015

Well, here's some good news. Huge, which has always had an unofficial maternity leave policy, has formalized things. The formalized plan is still flexible allowing new mothers and the agency to customize a leave plan that works for individual needs and will encompass flexible hours, time off and shorter workdays.

Of the formalization of the policy, Huge President and COO Shirley Au said: "Our experience is that making it easier for mothers to transition back into full-time work allows more women to continue their careers at Huge rather than put their professional development on hold. I also want people to feel like when they're pregnant, it's great news, not news that you'd want to hide."

For Huge, in addition to easing people into parenthood, it's all about retaining quality talent and their knowledge rather than going to the effort and expense and headache of recruiting new employees.