EU: permanent adoption of the parental leave directive

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This directive gives force of law to the agreement signed by the European social partners (UEAPME, BusinessEurope, CEEP for employers and ETUC for unions) on June 18, 2009, revising their former interprofessional agreement on parental leave, itself included in directive 96/34 (see our dispatch No. 090651). This new text, which repeals and replaces Directive 96/34, should be transposed within two years of adoption. Here are the key novelties introduced by the revision.
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E, BusinessEurope, CEEP for employers and ETUC for unions) on June 18, 2009, revising their former interprofessional agreement on parental leave, itself included in directive 96/34 (see our dispatch No. 090651). This new text, which repeals and replaces Directive 96/34, should be transposed within two years of adoption. Here are the key novelties introduced by the revision.


Improved parental leave. The directive grants parental leave of at least four months – instead of three – until the child i

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