Thursday, February 16, the “menstrual leave” was adopted in Spain, allowing women to take days off in the event of painful periods, provided they have prior authorization from a doctor.
Spain then became the first European country and one of the few in the world to incorporate this measure into its legislation.
In France, no bill has been mentioned for the moment.
On the other hand, some companies are already experimenting with the practice.
The cooperative society La Collective is the first in France to have introduced menstrual leave, in 2021. With 40 employees, the company specializing in the recruitment of donors for NGOs offered in early January an additional leave per month for women suffering from menstruation. painful.
All they have to do is send an email on D-Day to the administrative director of the structure.
This information remains confidential.
Unlike Spain, this day is not counted as a work stoppage.
It is optional and the salary due for this day is paid in full.
More than half of the women at La Collective have already used this leave.
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On March 8, 2022, the date of International Women's Rights Day, it is Louis Design's turn to introduce this measure.
Women who so wish are entitled to one day off or one additional day of teleworking per month, at the time of their period.
On May 1, 2022, Critizr, a specialist in customer interaction management, also implemented “
menstrual leave
”: one day per month, or even two days if necessary.
This award is based on trust between the company and the employee, the company said in a statement.
According to
France Info
,
only six employees of the company's 40 women have benefited from this leave on an ad hoc basis.
In both companies,
The debate on “
menstrual leave
” was born a few years ago following the release of speech about painful periods.
Some welcome the introduction of menstrual leave, judging it to be an innovative idea, others believe that the measure is a “
false good idea
”.
Last year, Gaëlle Baldassari, the creator of the Instagram account
Kiffe Ton Cycle
, said she feared the professional inequalities that could emanate from this practice, in particular reinforcing the desire of companies to hire men, to save money or as a precaution. .
Currently, this device already exists in Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia since and Zambia.
In Japan, it has been enshrined in law since 1947. The country does not impose a limit on the number of days that can be taken for this leave, but the days taken are generally unpaid.
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