When the time comes to return to work, these steps will make the transition smoother.
- Confirm your return date with your manager and the PepsiCo Leave and Claim Center (PLCC).
- Check with HR/Facilities on how to gain access to your location's Lactation Room (if available) and how to reserve time.
- Confirm with HR/Facilities that your badge/building access is working.
- Talk to support resources, such as Spring Health, to help ease your transition and balance your work routine with your new family responsibilities.
(Spring Health) Evernorth app or healthyliving.pepsico.com
If you return and are scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more, you are considered a full-time employee and receive all the full-time benefits for which you're otherwise eligible.
If you return and are scheduled to work fewer than 30 hours per week, you are not eligible for most benefits. You are eligible for these benefits only:
- Spring Health
- Real Estate Services
- Mortgage Services
- Matching Gifts
- Vehicle Discounts
- Commuter Accounts
- Discounts & Promotions
Your PepsiCo location may have Lactation Rooms for employees who need a private space during the workday. Check with your local HR representative to see what is available where you work.
Milk Stork allows parents to ship their breast milk to their child(ren) at no cost from anywhere in the world, whether they’re away on business or personal travel. Milk Stork is inclusive of all eligible PepsiCo parents, their spouses and adult dependents.
Milk Stork provides:
- Simple ordering.
- Domestic and international breast milk shipping.
- Surrogacy breast milk shipping.
Here’s how it works:
- Pump according to your regular nursing schedule. Refrigerate or freeze your breast milk.
- Pack your milk into the cooler Milk Stork will provide. If shipping, the cooler will be pre-labeled with a FedEx Priority Overnight shipping label.
- Ship your milk from an authorized FedEx shipping location or schedule a FedEx pickup with your hotel or destination office. Or tote your cooler or check it as luggage using the travel bags Milk Stork will provide.
Go to milkstork.com/pepsico to create an account using your PepsiCo email address. If you don’t have a PepsiCo email, reach out to pepsicobenefits@pepisco.com.
Cleo is a family support app designed to help PepsiCo employees navigate the joys and journey of parenthood. Cleo allows you to virtually connect with a network of experts through the app for guidance, from the moment you begin thinking about starting a family, through pregnancy and childhood.
- Start with Cleo Considering, which can help you navigate fertility, adoption, foster parenting, surrogacy and more. Whether you are single or partnered, Cleo Considering supports all paths to parenthood. Cleo Considering can also support families experiencing miscarriage or loss, as well as those seeking fertility preservation.
- Through the Cleo Baby program, you’ll be assigned a Cleo Guide, who will provide individualized support and connect you to family health experts such as lactation specialists, baby doulas, baby sleep consultants and career coaches.
- As your child grows, Cleo Kids is there to provide direction to relevant care and resources, access to a community of parents, a network of experts and much more.
Cleo is available to all benefits-eligible employees.
First-time user? Open the Evernorth app and find Cleo in the Lifestyle section. Once you access Cleo, follow the prompts to create an account and download the Cleo app.
As a parent you'll always be on the lookout for activities to enjoy with your kids that are both fun and affordable. The PepsiCo Discounts & Promotions program features deals on lots of great experiences for the whole family, plus offers from thousands of local, national and online businesses that let you save on all kinds of purchases. It's easy to use, with no upfront cost or membership to buy!
