Senator LR Stéphane Le Rudulier has tabled a bill aimed at "
increasing to five days, instead of three, the minimum leave period for employees in the event of the death
" of a close relative.
"
If there is no collective agreement, the law only grants the employee three days, which is very little when you look at the wall of administrative procedures
" to be carried out after a death, explained Tuesday to the AFP the senator from Bouches-du-Rhône.
As a result, "
some people are forced to take leave, which seems totally mind-blowing
," he added.
Leave “
specifically for the day of the funeral
”
Stressing that elsewhere in Europe the legislation provides for “
up to four, five or even ten days
” of leave “
in particular in Germany or Sweden
”, Stéphane Le Rudulier tabled this text in mid-April which concerns the death “
of a spouse , a partner bound by a civil pact of solidarity, a cohabitant, a parent, a parent-in-law, a brother or a sister”
.
The bill also wants to grant an additional day off “
specifically for the day of the funeral
”.
“
We think a lot about the end of life but there is nothing for those who remain
,” noted Stéphane Le Rudulier.
The senator is hopeful with this “
totally cross-partisan
” approach to gather a majority, his text having already collected nearly 70 signatures “
from different groups
”.
"
This type of PPL (proposed law) brings an improvement to daily life at a time when society is fractured and when additional efforts are required from the French
," he added, convinced that the measure that he proposes meeting “
a broad consensus among the population
”.