Obviously you are entitled to paid holiday time and that amounts to five weeks - 25 days - a year. You need to work for one month before you are entitled to paid leave. However in practice the majority of people in France work more than 35 hours a week - more like the 39/40 hour week that is the standard in the UK. For dads the paternity leave is 11 days, unless you have had twins in which case you get 18 days. Photo: AFPWedding leave - If you are getting married you are entitled to four days off work and if one of your children is getting married you are entitled to one day off.

Source: The Local October 31, 2019 10:07 UTC