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The company said it's the first company in the United
States, and the first brewery in the United Kingdom, to offer the
"paw-ternity" benefit.
BrewDog, in an announcement made earlier this week, said the
benefit will be offered to all of its nearly 1,000 employees across the world,
including those at its soon-to-be brewery near Columbus, Ohio, which will open in the spring.
BrewDog said the week of leave will ensure dog owners can
accompany puppies as they get adapted to their new surroundings.
"It's not easy trying to juggle work and settle a new
dog into your life, and many members of our crew have four-legged friends at
home," said company co-founder James Watt. "We wanted to take the
stress out of the situation and let our teams take the time they need to
welcome their new puppy or dog into their family."
The truly fringe benefit fits with the company's aim to become "the best company to
work for. Ever."
The company started in 2007 as "two
guys and their dog." Since then, those guys, co-founders Watt and Martin
Dickie, have created a dog-friendly atmosphere at the Scotland brewery. Staff
members are welcome to bring their dogs to work.
The company said it also has "enhanced paternity and
maternity pay."
"We always want to raise the bar when it comes to
offering our staff the best possible benefits, We care
about two things above all else. People and beer. We also just really like dogs."
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