Silversquare sets up “boobie rooms” for breastfeeding entrepreneurs – Companies

Quite often, returning to work means the end of breastfeeding for many mothers.. It is not always possible for them to express their milk in the office in premises with a minimum of privacy and comfort. And let’s not even talk about the unsavory aspect of the toilets where the employees often take refuge, for lack of more suitable premises.

Concerned about this issue and in an inclusive office development policy adapted to current societal needs, coworking spaces Silversquare have the ambition to develop places dedicated to mothers returning from maternity leave and who want to continue expressing their milk.

A legal obligation

Each coworking space will thus have a room that will allow mothers to express their milk in complete serenity, announces the company. The first “boobie room” recently opened its doors at Silversquare Central and another has been set up at the Delta site in Brussels. And with success, according to the spokeswoman for Siversquare. The spaces are already well exploited. By the end of the year, all Silversquare sites will offer mums “a pleasant, relaxing and practical space for their breastfeeding break”.

If Silversquare innovates and takes care of the kind of “mum’entrepreneurs” by fitting out cozy rooms that facilitate relaxation and offer intimacy, the company is in fact respecting a very legal obligation. Belgian legislation provides that, on the condition of notifying their employer at least two months in advance, every worker is entitled to two half-hour breaks per day to breastfeed or express milk. The employer is required to provide on his premises a special space, “discreet, well ventilated, well lit, clean and suitably heated”, as stated on the government website. These breastfeeding breaks are granted up to 9 months after the birth of the child. They are not remunerated by the employer but an indemnity can be requested from his health insurance fund.

Very often, returning to work means the end of breastfeeding for many mothers. It is not always possible for them to express their milk in the office in premises with a minimum of privacy and comfort. And let’s not even talk about the unsavory aspect of the toilets where the employees often take refuge, for lack of more suitable premises. Concerned about this issue and in an inclusive office layout policy adapted to current societal needs, Silversquare coworking spaces have the ambition to develop places dedicated to mothers returning from maternity leave and who wish to continue to express their milk. Each coworking space will thus have a room that will allow mothers to express their milk in complete serenity, announces the company. The first “boobie room” recently opened its doors at Silversquare Central and another has been set up at the Delta site in Brussels. And with success, according to the spokeswoman for Siversquare. The spaces are already well exploited. By the end of the year, all Silversquare locations will offer moms “a pleasant, relaxing and convenient space for their breastfeeding break”. by fitting out cozy rooms that facilitate relaxation and offer privacy, the company is in fact respecting a very legal obligation. Belgian legislation in fact provides that, on condition that she informs her employer at least two months in advance, all workers are entitled to two half-hour breaks per day to breastfeed or express their milk. The employer is required to set up a special space on its premises, “discreet, well ventilated, well lit, clean and suitably heated”, as the government website stipulates. These breastfeeding breaks are granted up to 9 months after the birth of the child. They are not remunerated by the employer but an indemnity can be requested from his health insurance fund.