Supplementary Birth Leave in the Public Service

What is Supplementary Birth Leave?

The leave says additional birth leave is leave that may be granted to an employee who becomes a parent.

It may be granted after a leave of absence of maternity oradoption or after a paternity and childcare leave.

Additional birth leave may be granted to the father and mother of the child.

Supplementary birth leave may be granted to the parent of a child child born or adopted from 1^er January 2026 or a premature child but for which the birth was planned from 1^er January 2026.

Supplementary birth leave may be granted from 1^er July 2026.

How long is the additional birth leave?

The duration of the additional birth leave is, at your choice, one month or 2 months.

It can be divided into 2 periods of one month each.

The leave period(s) must begin within 9 months of birth of the child or the arrival at home of the adopted child.

Thus, when the child was born or adopted between 1^er January 2026 and June 30, 2026, the leave period(s) must begin before 1^er April 2027. The same applies if the child was born prematurely but when the birth was planned from 1^er January 2026.

Where the duration of maternity leave is increased by periods of additional leave for pathological diapers (maximum 3 weeks before the expected date of delivery and maximum 4 weeks after the date of delivery), the 9-month time limit is increased of the duration of these additional leaves for pathological layers.

The same applies if the duration of the maternity leave has been increased due to the premature birth of the child more than 6 weeks before the planned date and his hospitalization. The period of 9 months is increased by the additional period of maternity leave.

Supplementary birth leave ends, at your request, in the event of the death of the child or in the event of a significant decrease in the resources of your household. The employer administration cannot oppose it.

You can also ask to shorten your leave for another reason, but in this case, your employer administration is not obliged to respond favorably to your request.

How do I apply for additional birth leave?

You must send your request for additional birth leave to your line manager at least 1 month before the start date desired leave.

The deadline of one month is reduced to 15 days if the additional birth leave immediately follows the child's paternity and care leave or adoption leave and you wish to start your additional birth leave within one month of the child's birth or arrival at your home.

If you are a parent of a child born or adopted from 1^er January 2026 or a child born prematurely but for whom birth was planned from 1^er in january 2026, supplementary birth leave is available from 1^er july 2026 and the request can be made from 1^er June 2026.

The application shall specify the date of taking leave, sa duration and if you want to split it, the dates of this split.

Supplementary birth leave may not be refused by the employer's administration.

How is supplementary birth leave paid?

Staff members on supplementary birth leave shall receive 70% of sound index treatment on 1^er month, then 60% on 2^e month.

The family treatment supplement (FTS) and theresidence allowance shall continue to be paid in full.

If you perceive a new index increase (NBI), it shall be paid to you in the same proportion as your index treatment, 70% on 1^er months, then to 60% on 2^e month.

Bonuses and allowances are paid to you in the same proportion as your index salary, 70% on 1^er months, then to 60% on 2^e month.

What are the effects of additional birth leave on the grievor's career?

If you are a probationary official, the duration of your probationary period shall be increased by a period equal to the duration of your additional birth leave (together with your maternity or adoption, paternity and childcare leave and your 3-day leave for birth or adoption) less one tenth of the normal duration of your probationary period.

But your tenure takes effect on the normal end date of the probationary period.

If you are part-time, the authorization to perform part-time service shall be suspended for the duration of the supplementary birth leave. You are therefore reinstated during the period of the additional leave in the rights of a staff member performing his duties full-time.

At the end of your additional birth leave, you are reassigned to your former job.

If this is not possible, you are assigned to an equivalent job, the closest to your last place of work.

You can apply to be posted to a job closer to home, if priorities for change granted to certain agents so permit.

Supplementary birth leave is considered as a period of activity for advancement, internal promotion and calculation of the number of quarters of pension insurance.

It does not affect your rights to other leave, including:

• Annual leave
• Sick leave, long-term, long-term
• Vocational Training Leave
• Leave for Validation of Experience
• Competency Assessment Leave
• Leave for Union Training
• Family solidarity leave
• Parental Attendance Leave
• Caregiver leave.

What is Supplementary Birth Leave?

The leave says additional birth leave shall be leave which may be granted to a contract staff member who becomes a parent.

It may be granted after a leave of absence of maternity oradoption or after a paternity and childcare leave.

Additional birth leave may be granted to the father and mother of the child.

Supplementary birth leave may be granted to the parent of a child child born or adopted from 1^er January 2026 or a premature child but for which the birth was planned from 1^er January 2026.

Supplementary birth leave may be granted from 1^er July 2026.

How long is the additional birth leave?

The duration of the additional birth leave is, at your choice, one month or 2 months.

It can be divided into 2 periods of one month each.

The leave period(s) must begin within 9 months of birth of the child or the arrival at home of the adopted child.

Thus, when the child was born or adopted between 1^er January 2026 and June 30, 2026, the leave period(s) must begin before 1^er April 2027. The same applies if the child was born prematurely but when the birth was planned from 1^er January 2026.

Where the duration of maternity leave is increased by periods of additional leave for pathological diapers (maximum 3 weeks before the expected date of delivery and maximum 4 weeks after the date of delivery), the 9-month time limit is increased of the duration of these additional leaves for pathological layers.

The same applies if the duration of the maternity leave has been increased due to the premature birth of the child more than 6 weeks before the planned date and his hospitalization. The period of 9 months is increased by the additional period of maternity leave.

Supplementary birth leave ends, at your request, in the event of the death of the child or in the event of a significant decrease in the resources of your household. The employer administration cannot oppose it.

You can also ask to shorten your leave for another reason, but in this case, your employer administration is not obliged to respond favorably to your request.

How do I apply for additional birth leave?

You must send your request for additional birth leave to your line manager at least 1 month before the start date desired leave.

The deadline of one month is reduced to 15 days if the additional birth leave immediately follows the child's paternity and care leave or adoption leave and you wish to start your additional birth leave within one month of the child's birth or arrival at your home.

If you are a parent of a child born or adopted from 1^er January 2026 or a child born prematurely but for whom birth was planned from 1^er in january 2026, supplementary birth leave is available from 1^er july 2026 and the request can be made from 1^er June 2026.

The application shall specify the date of taking leave, sa duration and if you want to split it, the dates of this split.

Supplementary birth leave may not be refused by the employer's administration.

How is supplementary birth leave paid?

A contract staff member on supplementary birth leave shall receive 70% of sound index treatment on 1^er month, then 60% on 2^e month.

The family treatment supplement (FTS) and theresidence allowance shall continue to be paid in full.

Bonuses and allowances are paid to you in the same proportion as your index salary, 70% on 1^er months, then to 60% on 2^e month.

What are the effects of additional birth leave on the administrative situation of the contract staff member?

If you are part-time, the authorization to perform part-time service shall be suspended for the duration of the supplementary birth leave. You are therefore reinstated during the period of the additional leave in the rights of a staff member performing his duties full-time.

At the end of your additional birth leave, you are re-employed on your previous job to the extent permitted by the service.

If this is not possible, you have a priority to be re-employed on a similar job with equivalent pay.

If you don't want to return to your job at the end of your additional birth leave and wish to resign, you must inform your employer administration by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt at least 15 days before the end of your leave.

Supplementary birth leave is taken into account for the calculation of the duration of service necessary for the opening of rights to part-time work and to the following leave:

• Annual leave
• Sick leave, serious illness
• Vocational Training Leave
• Family solidarity leave
• Leave to raise a child under 12 years of age, to care for a loved one, to follow his spouse
• Parental Attendance Leave
• Caregiver Leave
• Leave for family reasons
• Leave for personal convenience
• Parental Leave
• Company creation leave.

What is Supplementary Birth Leave?

The leave says additional birth leave is leave that may be granted to an employee who becomes a parent.

It may be granted after a leave of absence of maternity oradoption or after a paternity and childcare leave.

Additional birth leave may be granted to the father and mother of the child.

Supplementary birth leave may be granted to the parent of a child child born or adopted from 1^er January 2026 or a premature child but for which the birth was planned from 1^er January 2026.

Supplementary birth leave may be granted from 1^er July 2026.

How long is the additional birth leave?

The duration of the additional birth leave is, at your choice, one month or 2 months.

It can be divided into 2 periods of one month each.

The leave period(s) must begin within 9 months of birth of the child or the arrival at home of the adopted child.

Thus, when the child was born or adopted between 1^er January 2026 and June 30, 2026, the leave period(s) must begin before 1^er April 2027. The same applies if the child was born prematurely but when the birth was planned from 1^er January 2026.

Where the duration of maternity leave is increased by periods of additional leave for pathological diapers (maximum 3 weeks before the expected date of delivery and maximum 4 weeks after the date of delivery), the 9-month time limit is increased of the duration of these additional leaves for pathological layers.

The same applies if the duration of the maternity leave has been increased due to the premature birth of the child more than 6 weeks before the planned date and his hospitalization. The period of 9 months is increased by the additional period of maternity leave.

Supplementary birth leave ends, at your request, in the event of the death of the child or in the event of a significant decrease in the resources of your household. The employer administration cannot oppose it.

You can also ask to shorten your leave for another reason, but in this case, your employer administration is not obliged to respond favorably to your request.

How do I apply for additional birth leave?

You must send your request for additional birth leave to your line manager at least 1 month before the start date desired leave.

The deadline of one month is reduced to 15 days if the additional birth leave immediately follows the child's paternity and care leave or adoption leave and you wish to start your additional birth leave within one month of the child's birth or arrival at your home.

If you are a parent of a child born or adopted from 1^er January 2026 or a child born prematurely but for whom birth was planned from 1^er in january 2026, supplementary birth leave is available from 1^er july 2026 and the request can be made from 1^er June 2026.

The application shall specify the date of taking leave, sa duration and if you want to split it, the dates of this split.

Supplementary birth leave may not be refused by the employer's administration.

How is supplementary birth leave paid?

Staff members on supplementary birth leave shall receive 70% of sound index treatment on 1^er month, then 60% on 2^e month.

The family treatment supplement (FTS) and theresidence allowance shall continue to be paid in full.

If you perceive a new index increase (NBI), it shall be paid to you in the same proportion as your index treatment, 70% on 1^er months, then to 60% on 2^e month.

Bonuses and allowances are paid to you during your supplementary birth leave under the conditions laid down in the legislation establishing them.

What are the effects of additional birth leave on the grievor's career?

If you are a probationary official, the duration of your probationary period shall be increased by a period equal to the duration of your additional birth leave (together with your maternity or adoption, paternity and childcare leave and your 3-day leave for birth or adoption) less one tenth of the normal duration of your probationary period.

But your tenure takes effect on the normal end date of the probationary period.

If you are part-time, the authorization to perform part-time service shall be suspended for the duration of the supplementary birth leave. You are therefore reinstated during the period of the additional leave in the rights of a staff member performing his duties full-time.

At the end of your additional birth leave, you are reassigned to your former job.

If this is not possible, you are assigned to an equivalent job, the closest to your last place of work.

You can apply to be posted to a job closer to home, if priorities for change granted to certain agents so permit.

Supplementary birth leave is considered as a period of activity for advancement, internal promotion and calculation of the number of quarters of pension insurance.

It does not affect your rights to other leave, including:

• Annual leave
• Sick leave, long-term, long-term
• Vocational Training Leave
• Leave for Validation of Experience
• Competency Assessment Leave
• Leave for Union Training
• Family solidarity leave
• Parental Attendance Leave
• Caregiver leave.

What is Supplementary Birth Leave?

The leave says additional birth leave shall be leave which may be granted to a contract staff member who becomes a parent.

It may be granted after a leave of absence of maternity oradoption or after a paternity and childcare leave.

Additional birth leave may be granted to the father and mother of the child.

Supplementary birth leave may be granted to the parent of a child child born or adopted from 1^er January 2026 or a premature child but for which the birth was planned from 1^er January 2026.

Supplementary birth leave may be granted from 1^er July 2026.

How long is the additional birth leave?

The duration of the additional birth leave is, at your choice, one month or 2 months.

It can be divided into 2 periods of one month each.

The leave period(s) must begin within 9 months of birth of the child or the arrival at home of the adopted child.

Thus, when the child was born or adopted between 1^er January 2026 and June 30, 2026, the leave period(s) must begin before 1^er April 2027. The same applies if the child was born prematurely but when the birth was planned from 1^er January 2026.

Where the duration of maternity leave is increased by periods of additional leave for pathological diapers (maximum 3 weeks before the expected date of delivery and maximum 4 weeks after the date of delivery), the 9-month time limit is increased of the duration of these additional leaves for pathological layers.

The same applies if the duration of the maternity leave has been increased due to the premature birth of the child more than 6 weeks before the planned date and his hospitalization. The period of 9 months is increased by the additional period of maternity leave.

Supplementary birth leave ends, at your request, in the event of the death of the child or in the event of a significant decrease in the resources of your household. The employer administration cannot oppose it.

You can also ask to shorten your leave for another reason, but in this case, your employer administration is not obliged to respond favorably to your request.

How do I apply for additional birth leave?

You must send your request for additional birth leave to your line manager at least 1 month before the start date desired leave.

The deadline of one month is reduced to 15 days if the additional birth leave immediately follows the child's paternity and care leave or adoption leave and you wish to start your additional birth leave within one month of the child's birth or arrival at your home.

If you are a parent of a child born or adopted from 1^er January 2026 or a child born prematurely but for whom birth was planned from 1^er in january 2026, supplementary birth leave is available from 1^er july 2026 and the request can be made from 1^er June 2026.

The application shall specify the date of taking leave, sa duration and if you want to split it, the dates of this split.

Supplementary birth leave may not be refused by the employer's administration.

How is supplementary birth leave paid?

A contract staff member on supplementary birth leave shall receive 70% of sound index treatment on 1^er month, then 60% on 2^e month.

The family treatment supplement (FTS) and theresidence allowance shall continue to be paid in full.

Bonuses and allowances are paid to you during your supplementary birth leave under the conditions laid down in the legislation establishing them.

What are the effects of additional birth leave on the administrative situation of the contract staff member?

If you are part-time, the authorization to perform part-time service shall be suspended for the duration of the supplementary birth leave. You are therefore reinstated during the period of the additional leave in the rights of a staff member performing his duties full-time.

At the end of your additional birth leave, you are re-employed on your previous job to the extent permitted by the service.

If this is not possible, you are dismissed and have priority to be re-employed on a similar job with equivalent pay.

If you don't want to return to your job at the end of your additional birth leave and wish to resign, you must inform your employer administration by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt at least 15 days before the end of your leave.

Supplementary birth leave is taken into account for the calculation of the duration of service necessary for the opening of rights to part-time work and to the following leave:

• Annual leave
• Sick leave, serious illness
• Vocational Training Leave
• Family solidarity leave
• Leave to raise a child under 12 years of age, to care for a loved one, to follow his spouse
• Parental Attendance Leave
• Caregiver Leave
• Leave for family reasons
• Leave for personal convenience
• Parental Leave
• Company creation leave.