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Maternity leave in the civil service
Verified 15 October 2021 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)
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You're pregnant and you're in office? You benefit from maternity leave, whether you are an official (incumbent or trainee) or a contractual employee.
What applies to you ?
State Civil Service (EPF)
Who is concerned?
You must be position of activity, secondment or parental leave for maternity leave.
If your pregnancy occurs during parental leave, your parental leave automatically ends on the date from which you are granted maternity leave.
Maternity leave is automatically granted upon request to your duty manager.
Your application must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the doctor or midwife following your pregnancy. This certificate certifies the pregnancy status and specifies the presumed date of delivery.
You cannot give up your maternity leave. Even if you do not ask for it, you are placed on maternity leave.
How long is the leave?
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Birth of a child
The duration of maternity leave varies, under the following conditions, depending on the number of children you already have to support before the child's birth:
Status of the unborn child | Length of prenatal leave | Length of postnatal leave | Total duration of maternity leave |
|---|---|---|---|
1to child | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | 16 weeks |
2e child | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | 16 weeks |
3e child or more | 8 weeks | 18 weeks | 26 weeks |
You can give up part of your leave, but you must stop working at least 8 weeks, including 6 after giving birth.
Birth of 2 or more children (twins, triplets ...)
The duration of maternity leave shall vary according to the number of unborn children, provided that:
Number of unborn children | Length of prenatal leave | Length of postnatal leave | Total duration of maternity leave |
|---|---|---|---|
2 | 12 weeks | 22 weeks | 34 weeks |
3 or more | 24 weeks | 22 weeks | 46 weeks |
You can give up part of your leave, but you must stop working at least 8 weeks, including 6 after giving birth.
Post-natal leave extension
You can request the postponement of part of the prenatal leave after childbirth.
Your application must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the doctor or midwife following your pregnancy. This certificate attests that your health condition allows you to extend your professional activity before birth. Your doctor or midwife will tell you how long the delay is.
The duration of the postponement can be up to 3 weeks.
Your request for postponement cannot be refused by the administration.
In case of sick leave during the period of postponed prenatal leave, the postponement is cancelled and the prenatal leave is resumed at 1to day of shutdown. This reduces the period initially postponed after childbirth.
Warning
postponement is not granted in the case of multiple pregnancies.
Extension of prenatal leave
In some cases, you can postpone part of your postnatal leave to prenatal leave on medical advice:
- From 3e as a child, you can defer up to 2 weeks on your prenatal leave. The total leave is then 10 weeks before and 16 weeks after birth.
- For the birth of twins, you can carry back up to 4 weeks on your prenatal leave. The total leave is then 16 weeks before and 18 weeks after birth.
Additional leave in case of pathological pregnancy
You can request additional periods of maternity leave in case of a medical condition related to your pregnancy (pathological pregnancy) or at birth:
- 2 weeks before the start of prenatal leave (this additional leave may be prescribed at any time of pregnancy, from the date of the declaration, and taken in one or more periods)
- 4 weeks after postnatal leave
Your application must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the doctor or midwife following your pregnancy.
This certificate attests to your medical condition and indicates the expected duration of your condition.
You must submit your request for additional leave within 2 days of the certificate being issued by your doctor or midwife.
The additional period(s) of leave before childbirth may be taken from the day of their declaration until the day preceding the date of the start of prenatal leave.
The additional period of leave after childbirth may be taken immediately after the end of maternity leave.
FYI
if your pathological pregnancy is due to in utero distilbene exposure before 1982, your maternity leave begins on the 1to day of work stoppage and may last until normal prenatal leave.
Special cases
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Late delivery
In case of delivery after the scheduled date, the prenatal leave shall be extended until the date of delivery without reducing the postnatal leave.
Premature delivery
Where childbirth occurs before the scheduled date, the total period of maternity leave shall remain the same: prenatal leave is shortened and postnatal leave is extended accordingly.
Hospitalisation of the child
- If delivery occurs more than 6 weeks before the scheduled date and requires the child to be hospitalised, you have an additional period of maternity leave. The duration of this additional period is equal to the number of days between the birth and the expected start date of the prenatal leave.
This period cannot be postponed until the end of the child's hospitalisation.
You will automatically benefit from this extension upon presentation of any document attesting to the duration of the child's hospitalisation. - If the child remains hospitalised more than 6 weeks after birth, you can request to return to work and defer the unused postnatal leave period until the end of the child's hospitalisation.
Your request must indicate the date of interruption of maternity leave and the duration of the leave being carried forward. It must be accompanied by the documents justifying the hospitalisation of the child.
You cannot be denied this postponement.
Child's death
- When the child dies after birth, you keep your postnatal leave.
- In the event of death due to premature birth, you are entitled to full maternity leave if the child is born viable. The viability threshold is 22 weeks of amenorrhea or if the foetus weighed at least 500 grammes. If the child is not born viable, you are placed on sick leave.
Mother dies
In the event of the death of the mother after the birth of the child, the father may apply for postnatal leave for the remaining period and postpone his paternity leave to the end of the period.
If the father of the child does not request post-natal leave for the remaining period, such leave may be granted to the a person who lived together with the mother, if she asks.
Leave of absence cannot be denied to the father or the person who lived with the mother.
The application must specify the dates of leave.
When the leave is granted to the person who was living with the mother, the application must be accompanied by the following 2 documents:
- Proof of common life with the mother
- Document indicating that the child's father is not granted this leave
How is the leave paid?
Your indiic treatment,residence allowance and Family Treatment Supplement (FTS) (if you already have at least 1 child) are paid to you in full.
If you perceive new index enhancement (NBI), it is also paid in full during your maternity leave.
The premiums and allowances you are paid in full.
When the amount of the premiums and allowances depends in part on your performance and how you serve, your duty manager must determine whether your leave has affected your business.
Premiums and allowances that pay sui no longer paid to you if you are replaced during your leave.
What impact does the leave have on your career?
Maternity leave in career
Maternity leave is considered as a period of employment for promotion rights and retirement.
Maternity leave does not affect your entitlement to the following leave:
- Annual leave
- Sick, long-term, long-term leave
- Vocational Training Leave
- Leave for validation of experience
- Skill Check Leave
- Union Training Leave
- Family solidarity leave
- Parental presence leave
- Caregiver Leave
- Representation Leave
Trainee Officer
If you are a trainee, your maternity leave is taken into account within the duration of the internship within the limit of 10me the total duration of the internship (i.e. within the 36-day limit for a one-year internship).
The period of maternity leave beyond 1/10me of the duration of the internship extends your internship without changing the effective date of your tenure.
Example :
One-year probationary staff member from 1to May 2021 to 30 April 2022 is placed on maternity leave for 16 weeks (112 days). His internship is extended by 76 days (112 - 36) until 15 July 2022. However, the decision on tenure which can only take place from 16 July 2022 takes effect on 30 April 2022.
Part-time public servant
If you work part-time, you are automatically reinstated full-time while on maternity leave.
Absence Permissions for Pregnancy
You can absence permissions, if service requirements allow it, from the beginning ofe month of pregnancy, up to one hour per day.
You may also be granted leave of absence, if operational requirements permit, to attend the delivery preparation sessions and mandatory medical examinations.
End of Leave
At the end of the leave, you are reassigned to your former job. If this is not possible, you are assigned to an equivalent job, closest to your last place of work.
You can request to be assigned to a job closer to your home, if deployment priorities for certain officers allow.
Who is concerned?
If you are a contractual CDD: titleContent or CDI: titleContent, you must be on or parental leave for maternity leave.
If your pregnancy occurs during parental leave, your parental leave automatically ends on the date from which you are granted maternity leave.
Maternity leave is automatically granted upon request to your duty manager.
Your application must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the doctor or midwife following your pregnancy. This certificate certifies the pregnancy status and specifies the presumed date of delivery.
You cannot give up your maternity leave. Even if you do not ask for it, you are placed on maternity leave.
How long is the leave?
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Birth of a child
The duration of maternity leave varies, under the following conditions, depending on the number of children you already have to support before the child's birth:
Status of the unborn child | Length of prenatal leave | Length of postnatal leave | Total duration of maternity leave |
|---|---|---|---|
1to child | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | 16 weeks |
2e child | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | 16 weeks |
3e child or more | 8 weeks | 18 weeks | 26 weeks |
You can give up part of your leave, but you must stop working at least 8 weeks, including 6 after giving birth.
Birth of 2 or more children (twins, triplets ...)
The duration of maternity leave shall vary according to the number of unborn children, provided that:
Number of unborn children | Length of prenatal leave | Length of postnatal leave | Total duration of maternity leave |
|---|---|---|---|
2 | 12 weeks | 22 weeks | 34 weeks |
3 or more | 24 weeks | 22 weeks | 46 weeks |
You can give up part of your leave, but you must stop working at least 8 weeks, including 6 after giving birth.
Post-natal leave extension
You can request the postponement of part of the prenatal leave after childbirth.
Your application must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the doctor or midwife following your pregnancy. This certificate attests that your health condition allows you to extend your professional activity before birth. Your doctor or midwife will tell you how long the delay is.
The duration of the postponement can be up to 3 weeks.
Your request for postponement cannot be refused by the administration.
In case of sick leave during the period of postponed prenatal leave, the postponement is cancelled and the prenatal leave is resumed at 1to day of shutdown. This reduces the period initially postponed after childbirth.
Warning
postponement is not granted in the case of multiple pregnancies.
You must also send a written request to your CPAM, accompanied by a certificate from your doctor or midwife.
You must complete your application at least 1 day prior to your originally scheduled leave date.
Extension of prenatal leave
In some cases, you can postpone part of your postnatal leave to prenatal leave on medical advice:
- From 3e as a child, you can defer up to 2 weeks on your prenatal leave. The total leave is then 10 weeks before and 16 weeks after birth.
- For the birth of twins, you can carry back up to 4 weeks on your prenatal leave. The total leave is then 16 weeks before and 18 weeks after birth.
Additional leave in case of pathological pregnancy
You can request additional periods of maternity leave in case of a medical condition related to your pregnancy (pathological pregnancy) or at birth:
- 2 weeks before the start of prenatal leave (this additional leave may be prescribed at any time of pregnancy, from the date of the declaration, and taken in one or more periods)
- 4 weeks after postnatal leave
Your application must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the doctor or midwife following your pregnancy.
This certificate attests to your medical condition and indicates the expected duration of your condition.
You must submit your request for additional leave within 2 days of the certificate being issued by your doctor or midwife.
The additional period of leave before childbirth may be taken from the day of the declaration until the day before the start date of the prenatal leave.
The additional period of leave after childbirth may be taken immediately after the end of maternity leave.
FYI
if your pathological pregnancy is due to in utero distilbene exposure before 1982, your maternity leave begins on the 1to day of work stoppage and may last until normal prenatal leave.
Special cases
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Late delivery
In case of delivery after the scheduled date, the prenatal leave shall be extended until the date of delivery without reducing the postnatal leave.
Premature delivery
Where childbirth occurs before the scheduled date, the total period of maternity leave shall remain the same: prenatal leave is shortened and postnatal leave is extended accordingly.
Hospitalisation of the child
- If delivery occurs more than 6 weeks before the scheduled date and requires the child to be hospitalised, you have an additional period of maternity leave. The duration of this additional period is equal to the number of days between the birth and the expected start date of the prenatal leave.
This period cannot be postponed until the end of the child's hospitalisation.
You will automatically benefit from this extension upon presentation of any document attesting to the duration of the child's hospitalisation. - If the child remains hospitalised more than 6 weeks after birth, you can request to return to work and defer the unused postnatal leave period until the end of the child's hospitalisation.
Your request must indicate the date of interruption of maternity leave and the duration of the leave being carried forward. It must be accompanied by the documents justifying the hospitalisation of the child.
You cannot be denied this postponement.
Child's death
- If the child dies after birth, you retain your postnatal leave.
- In the event of death due to premature birth, you are entitled to full maternity leave if the child is born viable. The viability threshold is 22 weeks of amenorrhea or if the foetus weighed at least 500 grammes. If the child is not born viable, you are placed on sick leave.
Mother dies
In the event of the death of the mother after the birth of the child, the father may apply for postnatal leave for the remaining period and postpone his paternity leave at the end of it.
If the father of the child does not request it, the remaining post-natal leave may be granted to the person who lived together with the mother, if she asks.
Leave of absence cannot be denied to the father or the person who lived with the mother.
The application must specify the dates of leave.
When leave is granted to the person who lived together with the mother, the application must be accompanied by 2 documents:
- Proof of common life with the mother
- Document indicating that the child's father is not granted this leave
How is the leave paid?
Your indiic treatment,residence allowance and Family Treatment Supplement (FTS) (if you already have at least 1 child) are paid to you in full.
The premiums and allowances you are paid in full.
When the amount of the premiums and allowances depends in part on your performance and how you serve, it is up to your duty manager to determine whether your leave has had an impact on your business.
Premiums and allowances that pay sui no longer paid to you if you are replaced during your leave.
What is the impact of the leave on your administrative situation?
Maternity leave as a completed service
Maternity leave shall be taken into account in determining the length of service necessary for the entitlement to part-time work and to the following leave:
- Annual leave
- Union Training Leave
- Vocational Training Leave
- Representation Leave
- Sick or severe illness leave
- Parental Leave
- Family solidarity leave
- Leave to raise a child under the age of 8, to care for a loved one, to follow his or her spouse
- Parental presence leave
- Family Leave
- Leave for personal reasons
- Company Creation Leave
Part-time agent
If you work part-time, you are automatically reinstated full-time while on maternity leave.
Absence Permissions for Pregnancy
You can absence permissions, if service requirements allow it, from the beginning ofe month of pregnancy, up to one hour per day.
You may also be granted leave of absence, if operational requirements permit, to attend the delivery preparation sessions and mandatory medical examinations.
End of Leave
You are re-employed on your previous job to the extent permitted by the service. If this is not possible, you are given priority to be re-employed on a similar job with equivalent pay.
Territorial (FPT)
Who is concerned?
You must be position of activity, secondment or parental leave for maternity leave.
If your pregnancy occurs during parental leave, your parental leave automatically ends on the date from which you are granted maternity leave.
Maternity leave is automatically granted upon request to your duty manager.
Your application must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the doctor or midwife following your pregnancy. This certificate certifies the pregnancy status and specifies the presumed date of delivery.
You cannot give up your maternity leave. Even if you do not ask for it, you are placed on maternity leave.
How long is the leave?
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Birth of a child
The duration of maternity leave varies, under the following conditions, depending on the number of children you already have to support before the child's birth:
Status of the unborn child | Length of prenatal leave | Length of postnatal leave | Total duration of maternity leave |
|---|---|---|---|
1to child | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | 16 weeks |
2e child | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | 16 weeks |
3e child or more | 8 weeks | 18 weeks | 26 weeks |
You can give up part of your leave, but you must stop working at least 8 weeks, including 6 after giving birth.
Birth of 2 or more children (twins, triplets ...)
The duration of maternity leave shall vary according to the number of unborn children, provided that:
Number of unborn children | Length of prenatal leave | Length of postnatal leave | Total duration of maternity leave |
|---|---|---|---|
2 | 12 weeks | 22 weeks | 34 weeks |
3 or more | 24 weeks | 22 weeks | 46 weeks |
You can give up part of your leave, but you must stop working at least 8 weeks, including 6 after giving birth.
Post-natal leave extension
You can request the postponement of part of the prenatal leave after childbirth.
Your application must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the doctor or midwife following your pregnancy. This certificate attests that your health condition allows you to extend your professional activity before birth. Your doctor or midwife will tell you how long the delay is.
The duration of the postponement can be up to 3 weeks.
Your request for postponement cannot be refused by the administration.
In case of sick leave during the period of postponed prenatal leave, the postponement is cancelled and the prenatal leave is resumed at 1to day of shutdown. This reduces the period initially postponed after childbirth.
Warning
postponement is not granted in the case of multiple pregnancies.
Extension of prenatal leave
In some cases, you can postpone part of your postnatal leave to prenatal leave on medical advice:
- From 3e as a child, you can defer up to 2 weeks on your prenatal leave. The total leave is then 10 weeks before and 16 weeks after birth.
- For the birth of twins, you can carry back up to 4 weeks on your prenatal leave. The total leave is then 16 weeks before and 18 weeks after birth.
Additional leave in case of pathological pregnancy
You can request additional periods of maternity leave in case of a medical condition related to your pregnancy (pathological pregnancy) or at birth:
- 2 weeks before the start of prenatal leave (this additional leave may be prescribed at any time of pregnancy, from the date of the declaration, and taken in one or more periods)
- 4 weeks after postnatal leave
Your application must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the doctor or midwife following your pregnancy.
This certificate attests to your medical condition and indicates the expected duration of your condition.
You must submit your request for additional leave within 2 days of the certificate being issued by your doctor or midwife.
The additional period(s) of leave before childbirth may be taken from the day of their declaration until the day preceding the date of the start of prenatal leave.
The additional period of leave after childbirth may be taken immediately after the end of maternity leave.
FYI
if your pathological pregnancy is due to in utero distilbene exposure before 1982, your maternity leave begins on the 1to day of work stoppage and may last until normal prenatal leave.
Special cases
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Late delivery
In case of delivery after the scheduled date, the prenatal leave shall be extended until the date of delivery without reducing the postnatal leave.
Premature delivery
Where childbirth occurs before the scheduled date, the total period of maternity leave shall remain the same: prenatal leave is shortened and postnatal leave is extended accordingly.
Hospitalisation of the child
- If delivery occurs more than 6 weeks before the scheduled date and requires the child to be hospitalised, you have an additional period of maternity leave. The duration of this additional period is equal to the number of days between the birth and the expected start date of the prenatal leave.
This period cannot be postponed until the end of the child's hospitalisation.
You will automatically benefit from this extension upon presentation of any document attesting to the duration of the child's hospitalisation. - If the child remains hospitalised more than 6 weeks after birth, you can request to return to work and defer the unused postnatal leave period until the end of the child's hospitalisation.
Your request must indicate the date of interruption of maternity leave and the duration of the leave being carried forward. It must be accompanied by the documents justifying the hospitalisation of the child.
You cannot be denied this postponement.
Child's death
- When the child dies after birth, you keep your postnatal leave.
- In the event of death due to premature birth, you are entitled to full maternity leave if the child is born viable. The viability threshold is 22 weeks of amenorrhea or if the foetus weighed at least 500 grammes. If the child is not born viable, you are placed on sick leave.
Mother dies
In the event of the death of the mother after the birth of the child, the father may apply for postnatal leave for the remaining period and postpone his paternity leave to the end of the period.
If the father of the child does not request post-natal leave for the remaining period, such leave may be granted to the a person who lived together with the mother, if she asks.
Leave of absence cannot be denied to the father or the person who lived with the mother.
The application must specify the dates of leave.
When the leave is granted to the person who was living with the mother, the application must be accompanied by the following 2 documents:
- Proof of common life with the mother
- Document indicating that the child's father is not granted this leave
How is the leave paid?
Your indiic treatment,residence allowance and Family Treatment Supplement (FTS) (if you already have at least 1 child) are paid to you in full.
If you perceive new index enhancement (NBI), it is also paid in full during your maternity leave.
The premiums and allowances you are paid in full.
When the amount of the premiums and allowances depends in part on your performance and how you serve, your duty manager must determine whether your leave has affected your business.
What impact does the leave have on your career?
Maternity leave in career
Maternity leave is considered as a period of employment for promotion (step and grade) and for retirement.
Maternity leave does not affect your entitlement to the following leave:
- Annual leave
- Sick, long-term, long-term leave
- Vocational Training Leave
- Leave for validation of experience
- Skill Check Leave
- Union Training Leave
- Family solidarity leave
- Parental presence leave
- Caregiver Leave
- Representation Leave
Trainee Officer
If you are a trainee, your maternity leave is taken into account within the duration of the internship within the limit of 10me the total duration of the internship (i.e. within the 36-day limit for a one-year internship).
The period of maternity leave beyond 1/10me of the duration of the internship extends your internship without changing the effective date of your tenure.
Example :
one-year probationary staff member of theto May 2021 to 30 April 2022 is placed on maternity leave for 16 weeks (112 days). His internship is extended by 76 days (112 - 36) until 15 July 2022. However, the decision on tenure which can only take place from 16 July 2022 takes effect on 30 April 2022.
Part-time public servant
If you work part-time, you are automatically reinstated full-time while on maternity leave.
Absence Permissions for Pregnancy
You can absence permissions, if service requirements allow it, from the beginning ofe month of pregnancy, up to one hour per day.
You may also be granted leave of absence, if operational requirements permit, to attend the delivery preparation sessions and mandatory medical examinations.
End of Leave
At the end of the leave, you are reassigned to your former job. If this is not possible, you are assigned to an equivalent job, closest to your last place of work.
You can request to be assigned to a job closer to your home, if deployment priorities for certain officers allow.
Who is concerned?
If you are a contractual CDD: titleContent or CDI: titleContent, you must be on or parental leave for maternity leave.
If your pregnancy occurs during parental leave, your parental leave automatically ends on the date from which you are granted maternity leave.
Maternity leave is automatically granted upon request to your duty manager.
Your application must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the doctor or midwife following your pregnancy. This certificate certifies the pregnancy status and specifies the presumed date of delivery.
You cannot give up your maternity leave. Even if you do not ask for it, you are placed on maternity leave.
How long is the leave?
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Birth of a child
The duration of maternity leave varies, under the following conditions, depending on the number of children you already have to support before the child's birth:
Status of the unborn child | Length of prenatal leave | Length of postnatal leave | Total duration of maternity leave |
|---|---|---|---|
1to child | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | 16 weeks |
2e child | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | 16 weeks |
3e child or more | 8 weeks | 18 weeks | 26 weeks |
You can give up part of your leave, but you must stop working at least 8 weeks, including 6 after giving birth.
Birth of 2 or more children (twins, triplets ...)
The duration of maternity leave shall vary according to the number of unborn children, provided that:
Number of unborn children | Length of prenatal leave | Length of postnatal leave | Total duration of maternity leave |
|---|---|---|---|
2 | 12 weeks | 22 weeks | 34 weeks |
3 or more | 24 weeks | 22 weeks | 46 weeks |
You can give up part of your leave, but you must stop working at least 8 weeks, including 6 after giving birth.
Post-natal leave extension
You can request the postponement of part of the prenatal leave after childbirth.
Your application must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the doctor or midwife following your pregnancy. This certificate attests that your health condition allows you to extend your professional activity before birth. Your doctor or midwife will tell you how long the delay is.
The duration of the postponement can be up to 3 weeks.
Your request for postponement cannot be refused by the administration.
In case of sick leave during the period of postponed prenatal leave, the postponement is cancelled and the prenatal leave is resumed at 1to day of shutdown. This reduces the period initially postponed after childbirth.
Warning
postponement is not granted in the case of multiple pregnancies.
You must also send a written request to your CPAM, accompanied by a certificate from your doctor or midwife.
You must complete your application at least 1 day prior to your originally scheduled leave date.
Extension of prenatal leave
In some cases, you can postpone part of your postnatal leave to prenatal leave on medical advice:
- From 3e as a child, you can defer up to 2 weeks on your prenatal leave. The total leave is then 10 weeks before and 16 weeks after birth.
- For the birth of twins, you can carry back up to 4 weeks on your prenatal leave. The total leave is then 16 weeks before and 18 weeks after birth.
Additional leave in case of pathological pregnancy
You can request additional periods of maternity leave in case of a medical condition related to your pregnancy (pathological pregnancy) or at birth:
- 2 weeks before the start of prenatal leave (this additional leave may be prescribed at any time of pregnancy, from the date of the declaration, and taken in one or more periods)
- 4 weeks after postnatal leave
Your application must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the doctor or midwife following your pregnancy.
This certificate attests to your medical condition and indicates the expected duration of your condition.
You must submit your request for additional leave within 2 days of the certificate being issued by your doctor or midwife.
The additional period of leave before childbirth may be taken from the day of the declaration until the day before the start date of the prenatal leave.
The additional period of leave after childbirth may be taken immediately after the end of maternity leave.
FYI
if your pathological pregnancy is due to in utero distilbene exposure before 1982, your maternity leave begins on the 1to day of work stoppage and may last until normal prenatal leave.
Special cases
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Late delivery
In case of delivery after the scheduled date, the prenatal leave shall be extended until the date of delivery without reducing the postnatal leave.
Premature delivery
Where childbirth occurs before the scheduled date, the total period of maternity leave shall remain the same: prenatal leave is shortened and postnatal leave is extended accordingly.
Hospitalisation of the child
- If delivery occurs more than 6 weeks before the scheduled date and requires the child to be hospitalised, you have an additional period of maternity leave. The duration of this additional period is equal to the number of days between the birth and the expected start date of the prenatal leave.
This period cannot be postponed until the end of the child's hospitalisation.
You will automatically benefit from this extension upon presentation of any document attesting to the duration of the child's hospitalisation. - If the child remains hospitalised more than 6 weeks after birth, you can request to return to work and defer the unused postnatal leave period until the end of the child's hospitalisation.
Your request must indicate the date of interruption of maternity leave and the duration of the leave being carried forward. It must be accompanied by the documents justifying the hospitalisation of the child.
You cannot be denied this postponement.
Child's death
- If the child dies after birth, you retain your postnatal leave.
- In the event of death due to premature birth, you are entitled to full maternity leave if the child is born viable. The viability threshold is 22 weeks of amenorrhea or if the foetus weighed at least 500 grammes. If the child is not born viable, you are placed on sick leave.
Mother dies
In the event of the death of the mother after the birth of the child, the father may apply for postnatal leave for the remaining period and postpone his paternity leave at the end of it.
If the father of the child does not request it, the remaining post-natal leave may be granted to the person who lived together with the mother, if she asks.
Leave of absence cannot be denied to the father or the person who lived with the mother.
The application must specify the dates of leave.
When leave is granted to the person who lived together with the mother, the application must be accompanied by 2 documents:
- Proof of common life with the mother
- Document indicating that the child's father is not granted this leave
How is the leave paid?
Your indiic treatment,residence allowance and Family Treatment Supplement (FTS) (if you already have at least 1 child) are paid to you in full.
The premiums and allowances you are paid in full.
When the amount of the premiums and allowances depends in part on your performance and how you serve, your duty manager must determine whether your leave has affected your business.
What is the impact of the leave on your administrative situation?
Maternity leave as a completed service
Maternity leave shall be taken into account in determining the length of service necessary for the entitlement to part-time work and to the following leave:
- Annual leave
- Union Training Leave
- Vocational Training Leave
- Representation Leave
- Sick or severe illness leave
- Parental Leave
- Family solidarity leave
- Leave to raise a child under the age of 8, to care for a loved one, to follow his or her spouse
- Parental presence leave
- Family Leave
- Leave for personal reasons
- Company Creation Leave
Part-time agent
If you work part-time, you are automatically reinstated full-time while on maternity leave.
Absence Permissions for Pregnancy
You can absence permissions, if service requirements allow it, from the beginning ofe month of pregnancy, up to one hour per day.
You may also be granted leave of absence, if operational requirements permit, to attend the delivery preparation sessions and mandatory medical examinations.
End of Leave
You are re-employed on your previous job to the extent permitted by the service. If this is not possible, you are given priority to be re-employed on a similar job with equivalent pay.
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Who is concerned?
You must be position of activity, secondment or parental leave for maternity leave.
If a new pregnancy occurs during parental leave, your parental leave automatically ends on the date from which you are granted maternity leave.
Maternity leave is automatically granted upon request to your head of establishment. If you are head of establishment, you request it from the appointing authority.
Your application must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the doctor or midwife following your pregnancy. This certificate certifies the pregnancy status and specifies the presumed date of delivery.
You cannot give up your maternity leave. Even if you do not ask for it, you are placed on maternity leave.
How long is the leave?
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Birth of a child
The duration of maternity leave varies, under the following conditions, depending on the number of children you already have to support before the child's birth:
Status of the unborn child | Length of prenatal leave | Length of postnatal leave | Total duration of maternity leave |
|---|---|---|---|
1to child | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | 16 weeks |
2e child | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | 16 weeks |
3e child or more | 8 weeks | 18 weeks | 26 weeks |
You can give up part of your leave, but you must stop working at least 8 weeks, including 6 after giving birth.
Birth of 2 or more children (twins, triplets ...)
The duration of maternity leave shall vary according to the number of unborn children, provided that:
Number of unborn children | Length of prenatal leave | Length of postnatal leave | Total duration of maternity leave |
|---|---|---|---|
2 | 12 weeks | 22 weeks | 34 weeks |
3 or more | 24 weeks | 22 weeks | 46 weeks |
You can give up part of your leave, but you must stop working at least 8 weeks, including 6 after giving birth.
Post-natal leave extension
You can request the postponement of part of the prenatal leave after childbirth.
Your application must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the doctor or midwife following your pregnancy. This certificate attests that your health condition allows you to extend your professional activity before birth. Your doctor or midwife will tell you how long the delay is.
The duration of the postponement can be up to 3 weeks.
Your request for postponement cannot be refused by the administration.
In case of sick leave during the period of postponed prenatal leave, the postponement is cancelled and the prenatal leave is resumed at 1to day of shutdown. This reduces the period initially postponed after childbirth.
Warning
postponement is not granted in the case of multiple pregnancies.
Extension of prenatal leave
In some cases, you can postpone part of your postnatal leave to prenatal leave on medical advice:
- From 3e as a child, you can defer up to 2 weeks on your prenatal leave. The total leave is then 10 weeks before and 16 weeks after birth.
- For the birth of twins, you can carry back up to 4 weeks on your prenatal leave. The total leave is then 16 weeks before and 18 weeks after birth.
Additional leave in case of pathological pregnancy
You can request additional periods of maternity leave in case of a medical condition related to your pregnancy (pathological pregnancy) or at birth:
- 2 weeks before the start of prenatal leave (this additional leave may be prescribed at any time of pregnancy, from the date of the declaration, and taken in one or more periods)
- 4 weeks after postnatal leave
Your application must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the doctor or midwife following your pregnancy.
This certificate attests to your medical condition and indicates the expected duration of your condition.
You must submit your request for additional leave within 2 days of the certificate being issued by your doctor or midwife.
The additional period(s) of leave before childbirth may be taken from the day of their declaration until the day preceding the date of the start of prenatal leave.
The additional period of leave after childbirth may be taken immediately after the end of maternity leave.
FYI
if your pathological pregnancy is due to in utero distilbene exposure before 1982, your maternity leave begins on the 1to day of work stoppage and may last until normal prenatal leave.
Special cases
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Late delivery
In case of delivery after the scheduled date, the prenatal leave shall be extended until the date of delivery without reducing the postnatal leave.
Premature delivery
Where childbirth occurs before the scheduled date, the total period of maternity leave shall remain the same: prenatal leave is shortened and postnatal leave is extended accordingly.
Hospitalisation of the child
- If delivery occurs more than 6 weeks before the scheduled date and requires the child to be hospitalised, you have an additional period of maternity leave. The duration of this additional period is equal to the number of days between the birth and the expected start date of the prenatal leave.
This period cannot be postponed until the end of the child's hospitalisation.
You will automatically benefit from this extension upon presentation of any document attesting to the duration of the child's hospitalisation. - If the child remains hospitalised more than 6 weeks after birth, you can request to return to work and defer the unused postnatal leave period until the end of the child's hospitalisation.
Your request must indicate the date of interruption of maternity leave and the duration of the leave being carried forward. It must be accompanied by the documents justifying the hospitalisation of the child.
You cannot be denied this postponement.
Child's death
- When the child dies after birth, you keep your postnatal leave.
- In the event of death due to premature birth, you are entitled to full maternity leave if the child is born viable. The viability threshold is 22 weeks of amenorrhea or if the foetus weighed at least 500 grammes. If the child is not born viable, you are placed on sick leave.
Mother dies
In the event of the death of the mother after the birth of the child, the father may apply for postnatal leave for the remaining period and postpone his paternity leave to the end of the period.
If the father of the child does not request post-natal leave for the remaining period, such leave may be granted to the a person who lived together with the mother, if she asks.
Leave of absence cannot be denied to the father or the person who lived with the mother.
The application must specify the dates of leave.
When the leave is granted to the person who was living with the mother, the application must be accompanied by the following 2 documents:
- Proof of common life with the mother
- Document indicating that the child's father is not granted this leave
How is the leave paid?
Your indiic treatment,residence allowance and Family Treatment Supplement (FTS) (if you already have at least 1 child) are paid to you in full.
If you perceive new index enhancement (NBI), it is also paid in full during your maternity leave.
The different premiums and allowances you are paid during your maternity leave, if their maintenance is provided for by the texts establishing them.
What impact does the leave have on your career?
Maternity leave in career
Maternity leave is considered as a period of employment for promotion (step and grade) and for retirement.
Maternity leave does not affect your entitlement to the following leave:
- Annual leave
- Sick, long-term, long-term leave
- Vocational Training Leave
- Leave for validation of experience
- Skill Check Leave
- Union Training Leave
- Family solidarity leave
- Parental presence leave
- Caregiver Leave
- Representation Leave
Trainee Officer
If you are a trainee, your maternity leave is taken into account within the duration of the internship within the limit of 10me the total duration of the internship (i.e. within the 36-day limit for a one-year internship).
The period of maternity leave beyond 1/10me of the duration of the internship extends your internship without changing the effective date of your tenure.
Example :
one-year probationary staff member of theto May 2021 to 30 April 2022 is placed on maternity leave for 16 weeks (112 days). His internship is extended by 76 days (112 - 36) until 15 July 2022. However, the decision on tenure which can only take place from 16 July 2022 takes effect on 30 April 2022.
Part-time public servant
If you work part-time, you are automatically reinstated full-time while on maternity leave.
Absence Permissions for Pregnancy
You can absence permissions, if service requirements allow it, from the beginning ofe month of pregnancy, up to one hour per day.
You may also be granted leave of absence, if operational requirements permit, to attend the delivery preparation sessions and mandatory medical examinations.
End of Leave
At the end of the leave, you are reassigned to your former job. If this is not possible, you are assigned to an equivalent job, closest to your last place of work.
You can request to be assigned to a job closer to your home, if deployment priorities for certain officers allow.
Who is concerned?
If you are a contractual CDD: titleContent or CDI: titleContent, you must be on or parental leave for maternity leave.
If your pregnancy occurs during parental leave, your parental leave automatically ends on the date from which you are granted maternity leave.
Maternity leave is automatically granted upon request to your duty manager.
Your application must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the doctor or midwife following your pregnancy. This certificate certifies the pregnancy status and specifies the presumed date of delivery.
You cannot give up your maternity leave. Even if you do not ask for it, you are placed on maternity leave.
How long is the leave?
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Birth of a child
The duration of maternity leave varies, under the following conditions, depending on the number of children you already have to support before the child's birth:
Status of the unborn child | Length of prenatal leave | Length of postnatal leave | Total duration of maternity leave |
|---|---|---|---|
1to child | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | 16 weeks |
2e child | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | 16 weeks |
3e child or more | 8 weeks | 18 weeks | 26 weeks |
You can give up part of your leave, but you must stop working at least 8 weeks, including 6 after giving birth.
Birth of 2 or more children (twins, triplets ...)
The duration of maternity leave shall vary according to the number of unborn children, provided that:
Number of unborn children | Length of prenatal leave | Length of postnatal leave | Total duration of maternity leave |
|---|---|---|---|
2 | 12 weeks | 22 weeks | 34 weeks |
3 or more | 24 weeks | 22 weeks | 46 weeks |
You can give up part of your leave, but you must stop working at least 8 weeks, including 6 after giving birth.
Post-natal leave extension
You can request the postponement of part of the prenatal leave after childbirth.
Your application must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the doctor or midwife following your pregnancy. This certificate attests that your health condition allows you to extend your professional activity before birth. Your doctor or midwife will tell you how long the delay is.
The duration of the postponement can be up to 3 weeks.
Your request for postponement cannot be refused by the administration.
In case of sick leave during the period of postponed prenatal leave, the postponement is cancelled and the prenatal leave is resumed at 1to day of shutdown. This reduces the period initially postponed after childbirth.
Warning
postponement is not granted in the case of multiple pregnancies.
You must also send a written request to your CPAM, accompanied by a certificate from your doctor or midwife.
You must complete your application at least 1 day prior to your originally scheduled leave date.
Extension of prenatal leave
In some cases, you can postpone part of your postnatal leave to prenatal leave on medical advice:
- From 3e as a child, you can defer up to 2 weeks on your prenatal leave. The total leave is then 10 weeks before and 16 weeks after birth.
- For the birth of twins, you can carry back up to 4 weeks on your prenatal leave. The total leave is then 16 weeks before and 18 weeks after birth.
Additional leave in case of pathological pregnancy
You can request additional periods of maternity leave in case of a medical condition related to your pregnancy (pathological pregnancy) or at birth:
- 2 weeks before the start of prenatal leave (this additional leave may be prescribed at any time of pregnancy, from the date of the declaration, and taken in one or more periods)
- 4 weeks after postnatal leave
Your application must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the doctor or midwife following your pregnancy.
This certificate attests to your medical condition and indicates the expected duration of your condition.
You must submit your request for additional leave within 2 days of the certificate being issued by your doctor or midwife.
The additional period(s) of leave before childbirth may be taken from the day of their declaration until the day preceding the date of the start of prenatal leave.
The additional period of leave after childbirth may be taken immediately after the end of maternity leave.
FYI
if your pathological pregnancy is due to in utero distilbene exposure before 1982, your maternity leave begins on the 1to day of work stoppage and may last until normal prenatal leave.
Special cases
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Late delivery
In case of delivery after the scheduled date, the prenatal leave shall be extended until the date of delivery without reducing the postnatal leave.
Premature delivery
Where childbirth occurs before the scheduled date, the total period of maternity leave shall remain the same: prenatal leave is shortened and postnatal leave is extended accordingly.
Hospitalisation of the child
- If delivery occurs more than 6 weeks before the scheduled date and requires the child to be hospitalised, you have an additional period of maternity leave. The duration of this additional period is equal to the number of days between the birth and the expected start date of the prenatal leave.
This period cannot be postponed until the end of the child's hospitalisation.
You will automatically benefit from this extension upon presentation of any document attesting to the duration of the child's hospitalisation. - If the child remains hospitalised more than 6 weeks after birth, you can request to return to work and defer the unused postnatal leave period until the end of the child's hospitalisation.
Your request must indicate the date of interruption of maternity leave and the duration of the leave being carried forward. It must be accompanied by the documents justifying the hospitalisation of the child.
You cannot be denied this postponement.
Child's death
- When the child dies after birth, you keep your postnatal leave.
- In the event of death due to premature birth, you are entitled to full maternity leave if the child is born viable. The viability threshold is 22 weeks of amenorrhea or if the foetus weighed at least 500 grammes. If the child is not born viable, you are placed on sick leave.
Mother dies
In the event of the death of the mother after the birth of the child, the father may apply for postnatal leave for the remaining period and postpone his paternity leave to the end of the period.
If the father of the child does not request post-natal leave for the remaining period, such leave may be granted to the a person who lived together with the mother, if she asks.
Leave of absence cannot be denied to the father or the person who lived with the mother.
The application must specify the dates of leave.
When the leave is granted to the person who was living with the mother, the application must be accompanied by the following 2 documents:
- Proof of common life with the mother
- Document indicating that the child's father is not granted this leave
How is the leave paid?
Your indiic treatment,residence allowance and Family Treatment Supplement (FTS) (if you already have at least 1 child) are paid to you in full.
The premiums and allowances you are paid in full.
What is the impact of the leave on your administrative situation?
Maternity leave as a completed service
Maternity leave shall be taken into account in determining the length of service necessary for the entitlement to part-time work and to the following leave:
- Annual leave
- Union Training Leave
- Vocational Training Leave
- Representation Leave
- Sick or severe illness leave
- Parental Leave
- Family solidarity leave
- Leave to raise a child under the age of 8, to care for a loved one, to follow his or her spouse
- Parental presence leave
- Family Leave
- Leave for personal reasons
- Company Creation Leave
Part-time agent
If you work part-time, you are automatically reinstated full-time while on maternity leave.
Absence Permissions for Pregnancy
You can absence permissions, if service requirements allow it, from the beginning ofe month of pregnancy, up to one hour per day.
You may also be granted leave of absence, if operational requirements permit, to attend the delivery preparation sessions and mandatory medical examinations.
End of Leave
You are re-employed on your previous job to the extent permitted by the service.
If this is not possible, you are dismissed and have a re-employment priority at your establishment to perform similar duties with equivalent remuneration.
- Social Security Code: Articles L331-3 to L331-7Maternity leave: duration, compensation
- Act No. 84-16 of 11 January 1984 laying down statutory provisions relating to the EPFArticle 34 - 5° - a
- Act No. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the territorial civil service: Article 575°- a
- Act No. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 laying down statutory provisions relating to the hospital public service: Article 415°- a
- Social Security Code: items R331-5 to R331-7
- Decree No. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 on contract agents of the EPFArticles 15, 17, 18
- Decree No. 88-145 of 15 February 1988 concerning non-incumbent agents of the FPTArticles 10, 12, 13
- Decree No. 91-155 of 6 February 1991 on contractual agents of the FPHArticles 2, 13 to 17
- Decree No. 93-522 of 26 March 1993 on the conditions for implementing the NBI in the EPFArticle 2
- Decree No. 93-863 of 18 June 1993 on the conditions for implementing the NBI in the FPTArticle 2
- Decree No. 94-139 of 14 February 1994 on the conditions for implementing the NBI in the FPHArticle 2
- Decree No. 2010-745 of 1 July 2010 on the pathological pregnancy of public officials related to the exposure in utero to distilbene
- Decree No. 2010-997 of 26 August 2010 on the maintenance of the bonuses and allowances of public officials in certain leave situations
- Decree No. 2021-846 of 29 June 2021 on maternity and parental leave in the territorial civil service
- Decree No. 2021-871 of 30 June 2021 on maternity and parental leave in the State civil service
- Decree No. 2021-1342 of 13 October 2021 on maternity and parental leave in the hospital civil service
- Circular No. 1864 of 9 August 1995 on maternity or adoption leave and absence permits related to birth in the EPF
- Circular No. 96-152 of February 29, 1996 on maternity or adoption leave and birth-related leave in the FPH
- Circular of 22 March 2011 on the maintenance of the bonuses and allowances of public officials in certain situations of leave
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