[Global Times Comprehensive Report] According to a French Le Monde report on the 23rd, after the unremitting efforts of many "dads" and related organizations, French men’s paternity leave will be extended from the current 14 days to 28 days, and the new regulations will be extended from 2021 It was formally implemented in July 2015.
The purpose of extending the holiday includes encouraging fathers to play a greater role in parenting and promoting gender equality in the workplace.
The Elysée Palace stated that the extension of the holiday is “an important social advancement, and France has thus entered the ranks of the “advanced country on paternity leave”.
The French Family Association also believes that this has positive significance for the growth of children.
According to reports, during the paternity leave, the employer pays a small part of the salary, and the social insurance covers about 90 euros per person per day.
Currently, about 30% of dads in France give up paternity leave to make money.
In order to ensure that the new paternity leave really works, the French government plans to limit a certain number of "compulsory holidays" in 28 days.
If a company obstructs the dad's vacation, it will face a fine of 7,500 euros.
(Pan Liang)