The women's D1 and D2 clubs adopted an employer recommendation granting protection
"in matters of health, pregnancy and maternity"
for players, before the launch of the professional league in July and the signing of a collective agreement, they said. they announced Friday.
With this employer recommendation, clubs must now guarantee
“maintenance of remuneration, without conditions of seniority or waiting days, when a player is on sick leave or on maternity leave”
, specifies Foot Unis, the club union professionals and the U2C2F, that of amateur clubs, in their press release.
Read also Blues: “What can be done to fill the stadiums?”, complains Amandine Henry in the face of the low attendance for France-Germany
“These measures were eagerly awaited by the players. They will be able to benefit from it from next season. I am very proud of this progress in the construction of a new status for professional football players
,” said Laurent Nicollin, president of Foot Unis and the Montpellier club.
Four months before the creation of the professional league, on July 1, 2024, the D1 and D2 women's clubs are moving forward, by granting these rights to professional players from next season, the signing of a collective agreement for women's football which they are negotiating still a final agreement with the players' representatives.
In April 2023, the French Football Federation announced a plan for the development of women's football, including a budget of 5 million euros in annual investments from the FFF, as well as the creation of a professional league. internal to the Federation.