Leave for Taking Care of Children Aged Under 16

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posted on 2023-11-06, 21:19 authored by Mary DalyMary Daly, Sunwoo RyuSunwoo Ryu, Ertugrul PolatErtugrul Polat

The leave for taking care of children aged under 16 (arrêt de travail pour garder un enfant de moins de 16 ans) was introduced for people who had to take time off from work to care for children

History

Country

France

Policy Area

Parental leave

Measure

Paid parental leave

Eligibility

Employed or self-employed individuals who were not able to telework and had to care for children aged under 16 due to the children's self-isolation or the closure of ECEC settings or schools

Type

Cash (social insurance)

Start / Announced Date

17/03/2020

End Date

Apr-21

Amount

100% of wages for 14 days

Total Cost

N/A

Recipients

Parents

Route to the child

Indirect

Sources

Eurofound (2020) Work stoppage to care for a child under 16 years of age, case FR-2020-11/509 (measures in France), COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch, Dublin. Available at: http://eurofound.link/covid19eupolicywatch