Section 4: Child-rearing leave

In order to bring up their child, employees may terminate their employment contract at the end of their maternity or adoption leave or, as the case may be, two months after the birth or arrival in the home of their child, provided they give their employer at least fifteen days’ notice, without being required to respect the notice period or pay compensation for termination.

In the year following the termination of their contract, employees may apply for re-employment. The employee is then given priority for re-employment for a period of one year in the jobs to which his or her qualifications entitle him or her. In the event of re-employment, the employer will grant the employee all the benefits he or she had acquired at the time of leaving.

An employee who is rehired by the company in application of article L. 1225-67 is entitled to vocational training, particularly in the event of a change in techniques or working methods.