{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Parenting at Work","title":"Monica Anderton, CHRO at DS Smith","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1539,"description":"Parenting Meets Production: A CHRO’s Playbook for Parental Leave, Safety, and Frontline Flexibility\nSummaryHow do you offer flexibility when your business runs on shifts and machines can’t sit idle? Monica Anderton, Chief Human Resources Officer for DS Smith’s North American Packaging & Paper Division and a 2025 Top CHRO Voice in Manufacturing, breaks down what family-friendly HR looks like on the factory floor. With 20+ facilities and 2,500 employees, Monica serves two distinct audiences—desk-based staff and frontline teams—while staying competitive as a self-insured employer. She shares how DS Smith used benchmarks and employee surveys to design choice-rich benefits, why “unlimited PTO” doesn’t fit manufacturing, and how they rolled out inclusive two-week parental leave for all parents, including adoption and same-sex partners. Monica explains how to balance data with “the right thing,” from rapid, paid COVID leave to safety-first policies that depend on transparency when life happens at home. She also opens up about parenting while leading through travel and crises, and the community and workplace support that mattered most when her daughter suffered a catastrophic sports injury. Expect tangible examples for building trust, protecting safety, and attracting the next generation with practical, family-forward benefits.\nTimestamps[00:45] – Guest intro: DS Smith scope and what’s unique about manufacturing HR[01:37] – Serving desk and frontline teams: self-insured benefits, benchmarks, and surveys[03:53] – Time off on the line: why “unlimited PTO” doesn’t work in shift environments[05:13] – Inclusive parental leave: two weeks for all parents, including adoption and same-sex partners[07:58] – Data + values: making “the right thing” sustainable and competitive[09:13] – Safety in a crisis: immediate paid COVID leave and union dynamics[16:12] – When life happens: transparency, leave options, and preventing safety risks from distraction[18:52] – A parent-first moment:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Xuk_bBiG6j3JtB5Arbb67-xPOyZS4LiSd5Jx6gnqEwY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wOWE3/ZGNlODU4ZTc5ZjQw/NDM3ZjhmODUxZThj/MmE0My5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}