How new parents in France can now take an extra two months' leave

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Announced by Emmanuel Macron in January 2024 with a view to a "demographic rearmament" in the face of the decline of the birth and provided for in the budget of the Secu 2026, The new birth leave will come into force on 1 July 2026. It adds to the maternity and paternity leave already existing. It can be taken up to 2 months, it can be taken in a single time or split into two periods of one month, simultaneously by both parents or one after the …