Since the 1st
January 2002, fathers have the right to claim 11
consecutive days to stay with their newborn. Before the
date, fathers used to get 3 days, within those they had to
queue for registering their child. Now they can ask
for those 11 days + the 3 days, that is to say 14
consecutive days.
The leave has to be taken in one
time : you can't get 5 days there and 10 after.
The leave lasts 11 days for one
child and 18 days for twins.
These 11 days
can be taken consecutively just after the birth or during
the four following months.
Conditions
to fill to claim it:
The
father has to write to his boss at least one month before
the due date, and has to mention his return date.
The
leave is paid by the Sécurité Sociale as "indemnités
journalières".
