New law in France strengthens job-protected parental leave and
expands paid leave to care for a child with a serious health
condition or for bereavement purposes.
Employer Action Code: Act
Law 2023-622 of July 19, 2023, amends several laws (most notably
the Labor Code), extending employer-paid leave for parents of
children suffering from a serious illness, injury or disability or
upon the death of a child, as well as strengthening protections
against employees being dismissed while on parental leave. The
law's provisions took effect on July 21, 2023.
Key details
From an employer's perspective, following are the key
provisions of Law 2023-622:
- Parents are entitled to 14 workdays (previously seven workdays)
of employer-paid leave in the event of the death of a child who was
under age 25, a child of any age who was a parent himself or
herself, or a person under age 25 who was fully dependent on the
employee. The entitlement is 12 working days (previously
