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Paid Maternity Leave France
May 22nd, 2009 by admin

How long is maternity leave in france, and is it on full pay?

I’m asking for my French speaking exam and it’s something I’ve not yet been able to find out.

Maternity leave and parental leave
CONGÉ DE MATERNITÉ

France offers all women workers a paid, job -protected maternity leave six weeks before and 10 weeks after the births of the first two children, eight weeks before and 18 weeks after the birth of the third child, 34 weeks (12 prenatally) for twins and 42 weeks (24 prenatally) for triplets or more. Maternity leave, pre and postnatally, is mandatory.

At the end of maternity leave, the mother or father can take parental leave until the child reaches the age of three, with entitlement to re-integration into the previous or a similar job. Parents receive a parental leave allowance if they interrupt their employment, totally.

maternity benefits

A means-tested, young child allowance is available from the fourth month of pregnancy until a child is three. Maternity benefit, the benefit paid during the maternity leave, equals the net salary up to a certain threshold. Maternity benefits for insured mothers amount to 80 percent of earnings for up to 16 weeks for the first and second child, 26 weeks for subsequent children, and 46 weeks for multiple births (a number of collective agreements allow for an additional 20 percent payment during the same period).


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