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Parental leave your HR team doesn't have to manage

Manela coordinates every leave end to end. We help you manage government benefits, company policies, and return-to-work all in one place. This way, your People teams reclaim hours, managers stop second-guessing, and parental leave becomes a trust building experience instead of a retention risk.

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"Can I make changes to someone's role while they're on parental leave?"

Constantly worrying about changing rules, deadlines, and risks

Tracking dates and pay across multiple disconnected, error-prone files.

"Can I make changes to someone's role while they're on parental leave?"

Constantly worrying about changing rules, deadlines, and risks

Tracking dates and pay across multiple disconnected, error-prone files.

Another parental leave coming up - and no plan in place?

"Can I make changes to someone's role while they're on parental leave?"

Constantly worrying about changing laws, deadlines, and audit risks

"Can I make changes to someone's role while they're on parental leave?"

Constantly worrying about changing laws, deadlines, and audit risks

"How often should I check in during parental leave - or is that intrusive?"

Team members don't know what to do, what they're eligible for, or who to ask

"How often should I check in during parental leave - or is that intrusive?"

Team members don't know what to do, what they're eligible for, or who to ask

Parental leave is a predictable employee lifecycle event, but the experience is often fragmented across HR, payroll, benefits, managers and employees.

Turn parental leave into a moment that builds trust

Sound familiar?

Turn parental leave into a moment that builds trust

This creates unnecessary HR workload, inconsistent employee experiences and a much more difficult return to work than it needs to be.

Manela turns parental leave into a coordinated, personalized experience that supports employees while reducing the burden on HR.

Parental leave is a predictable employee lifecycle event, but the experience is often fragmented across HR, payroll, benefits, managers and employees.

Sound familiar?

This creates unnecessary HR workload, inconsistent employee experiences and a much more difficult return to work than it needs to be.

Manela turns parental leave into a coordinated, personalized experience that supports employees while reducing the burden on HR.

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hours of research studying parental leave experiences

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of parents wished they had more help planning their leave

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years of studying this lived in experience

Why it works

Designed for lean HR teams

Built from conversations with HR leaders and working parents, Manela translates complex government programs and timelines into clear, personalized guidance — removing manual follow-up so your skilled HR staff can focus on the complex, high-value work only they can do.

Personalized for Every Employee

Manela adapts to each employee's role, location, benefits, and family status. Government benefits and your company policies are automatically filtered into one clear, personalized guide instead of a generic PDF.

Automatic Coordination Across Teams

When a leave is planned, Manela keeps the right people informed — HR, managers, payroll, and benefits — through automated notifications and workflows. Less manual work, fewer errors, a smoother experience for everyone.

Common Questions

Your Questions Answered

Everything You Need to Know Before Starting Your Journey

1. Who is Manela designed for?

Manela is built for HR, People Ops, and managers supporting employees through parental leave. It’s especially helpful for lean teams who want a consistent, low-friction way to support leave planning and return-to-work without adding manual work.

2. Does Manela replace our existing HR systems?

3. How does Manela support compliance?

4. What does the employee experience look like?

5. How much work is required from HR to set this up?

6. Is Manela suitable for companies of different sizes?

Common Questions

Your Questions Answered

Everything You Need to Know Before Starting Your Journey

1. Who is Manela designed for?

2. Does Manela replace our existing HR systems?

3. How does Manela support compliance?

4. What does the employee experience look like?

5. How much work is required from HR to set this up?

6. Is Manela suitable for companies of different sizes?

Common Questions

Your Questions Answered

Everything You Need to Know Before Starting Your Journey

1. Who is Manela designed for?

2. Does Manela replace our existing HR systems?

3. How does Manela support compliance?

4. What does the employee experience look like?

5. How much work is required from HR to set this up?

6. Is Manela suitable for companies of different sizes?

Parental leave your HR team doesn't have to manage

Another parental leave coming up - and no plan in place?

Another parental leave coming up - and no plan in place?

Parental leave is a predictable employee lifecycle event, but the experience is often fragmented across HR, payroll, benefits, managers and employees.

Turn parental leave into a moment that builds trust

Sound familiar?

Turn parental leave into a moment that builds trust

This creates unnecessary HR workload, inconsistent employee experiences and a much more difficult return to work than it needs to be.

Manela turns parental leave into a coordinated, personalized experience that supports employees while reducing the burden on HR.

Parental leave is a predictable employee lifecycle event, but the experience is often fragmented across HR, payroll, benefits, managers and employees.

Sound familiar?

This creates unnecessary HR workload, inconsistent employee experiences and a much more difficult return to work than it needs to be.

Manela turns parental leave into a coordinated, personalized experience that supports employees while reducing the burden on HR.

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Why it works

Why it works

Why it works

Designed for lean HR teams

Personalized for Every Employee

Automatic Coordination Across Teams

Your Questions Answered

Your Questions Answered

Your Questions Answered

An inclusive system that reflects care, not just compliance

An inclusive system that reflects care, not just compliance

An inclusive system that reflects care, not just compliance