Chapter V: Maternity, paternity, adoption and bringing up children

An employee on parental education leave or who works part-time to bring up a child may not otherwise engage in any professional activity other than childcare activities as defined by Title II of Book IV of the code de l’action sociale et des familles.

Half of the period of full-time parental leave is taken into account in determining the employee’s seniority rights. When an employee reduces his working hours as part of parental leave, the period of part-time parental leave is treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of determining the employee’s seniority rights. The employee retains the benefit of all the advantages acquired before the start of the leave.

At the end of the parental education leave or the period of part-time work, or within one month of the reasoned request to resume the initial activity mentioned in Article L. 1225-52, the employee returns to his previous job or a similar job with at least equivalent remuneration.

During parental leave or a period of part-time work to bring up a child, employees have the right to take a skills assessment at their own initiative. During this period, the employee is not paid. They benefit from the social security legislation relating to protection against accidents at work and occupational illnesses set out in article L. 6342-5 for vocational training trainees.

The employee who returns to his initial activity at the end of parental education leave or a period of part-time work to raise a child is entitled to the professional interview mentioned in I of article L. 6315-1. During this interview, the employer and the employee organise the employee’s return to work; they determine the employee’s training needs and examine the possible consequences of the leave on his remuneration and…

An employee on parental leave or working part-time to raise a child is entitled to the skills assessment mentioned in article L. 6313-1, subject to the conditions of seniority mentioned in article L. 1225-47.

Employees returning to their original job are entitled to vocational training, particularly in the event of a change in techniques or working methods. The employee may also benefit from this right before the expiry of the period during which he/she intended to benefit from parental education leave or a period of part-time work. In this case, the parental leave or part-time work to raise a child is terminated.