Partner's leave (congé paternité et d'accueil de l'enfant)
Three days of birth leave from the employer, then 25 calendar days of paternity leave — 28 in all for a single birth, and more for multiples. The first part is compulsory: the three days of birth leave, plus four calendar days of paternity leave straight after them. Checked against economie.gouv.fr on 21 September 2026.
- Who it applies to
- People who have a partner going through it with them and are employed (salarié)
- On your timeline
- Paperbump schedules this within 6 months of the birth
- Official source
- economie.gouv.fr
- Last checked
- 21 September 2026
What else to know
The remaining 21 days are yours to take or not, within six months of the birth, and can be split into at most two periods of at least five days each.
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