Macron announces seven mandatory days in one-month paternity leave

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Emmanuel Macron formalized on Wednesday the decision to increase paternity leave in 2021 to “one month”, adding that there would be “seven mandatory days”, in a message posted on Instagram.

"We are going to increase paternity leave to one month, one month in which there will be seven compulsory days for each young dad," said the Head of State, after the Council of Ministers.

The Elysee Palace announced on Tuesday that the duration of paternity leave would go from 14 to 28 days, adding that the compulsory part of this leave remained to be determined.

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