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Cramps, fatigue, headaches, these are some of the symptoms of painful periods. Green deputies table, Friday, May 26, a bill to propose menstrual leave. It provides for 13 days of shutdown per year, but some companies did not wait for the law to put it in place.
An extra day off in case of painful menstruation, Jessica Lhez, cabinetmaker in Labège (Haute-Garonne)can already benefit from it if she feels the need. “On is up all day, we carry heavy loads. With the rules, we can be tiredford”, she says. A leave that has proven itself for the boss. “Over a year of use, we have 10 days off and this has in no way interfered with production”he explains.
Spain, the first European country to have implemented it
To expand this device to the whole country, ecologists submitted a bill. Concretely, women could benefit from work leave of 13 days per year and 100 days of waiting. But some associations fear that menstrual leave serves women in the world of work. “The law could cause discrimination, because employers could ask themselves the question because Madame can go on menstrual leave every month”underlines Violaine of filippis Abate, spokesperson for “Osez le feminism”. France could follow Spain, the first country in Europe to have implemented it.e.
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