Announced in January 2024 by Emmanuel Macron with the aim of “demographic rearmament” in the face of falling birth rates, this leave can be taken by each parent simultaneously or in turn with the other.
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The Senate approved, Monday, November 24, the creation of a new parental leave, which would allow parents to each take up to two additional months to welcome their child starting January 1, 2027. This additional leave, which would be added to the existing maternity leave and paternity leave, is one of the measures in the proposed Social Security budget for 2026.
The date of enactment is still debated, the initial text stipulated enactment for children born or adopted from July 2027. Deputies voted to advance the date to January 1, 2026. Senators voted to postpone this date to January 1, 2027.
Announced in January 2024 by Emmanuel Macron with the intention of “demographic rearmament” Facing a decreasing birth rate, this leave can be taken by each parent simultaneously or in turn with each other.
The senators returned to the provision introduced by the deputies stating that leave of at least one month should not be taken simultaneously by both parents, with the specific aim of a better distribution of duties, so that one or the other father spends time alone with the child. They also voted so that this leave could not be split.
This new leave will not replace parental leave, which can be taken until the child is three years old and allows you to receive around 400 euros per month.
