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Article L1225-35 of the French Labour Code

After the birth of the child, the employed father and, where applicable, the mother’s employed spouse or partner or the employee bound to her by a civil solidarity pact are entitled to paternity and childcare leave of twenty-five calendar days or thirty-two calendar days in the event of multiple births. Paternity and childcare leave entails suspension of the employment contract. This leave consists of a period of four consecutive calendar…

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Article L1225-35-1 of the French Labour Code

It is forbidden to employ the employee during the leave referred to in 3° of article L. 3142-1 and during the four-day paternity and childcare leave period referred to in the third paragraph of article L. 1225-35, with the exception of any extension referred to in the last paragraph of the same article L. 1225-35 and notwithstanding, where applicable, the employee’s failure to comply with the notice period referred to…

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Article L1225-35-2 of the French Labour Code

The period of paternity and childcare leave is treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of determining the employee’s seniority rights. The employee retains all the benefits he acquired before the start of the leave.

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Article L1225-37 of the French Labour Code

An employee to whom the administrative authority or any body designated by regulation entrusts a child with a view to adoption is entitled to adoption leave of up to sixteen weeks, taken within a period and divided up in accordance with the terms and conditions determined by decree. Adoption leave is extended to : 1° Eighteen weeks when the adoption brings the number of children for whom the employee or…

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Article L1225-38 of the French Labour Code

Adoption leave suspends the employment contract. During the suspension, employed parents benefit from the protection against dismissal provided for in articles L. 1225-4 and L. 1225-5. The application of these articles does not prevent the expiry of the fixed-term employment contract.

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Article L1225-39 of the French Labour Code

The dismissal of an employee is cancelled if, within fifteen days of being notified of the dismissal, the person concerned sends his employer, under conditions determined by regulation, a certificate proving the arrival in his home, within fifteen days, of a child placed with a view to adoption. This certificate is issued by the administrative authority or by the authorised adoption body that placed the child. These provisions do not…

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