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Who can request parental education leave?
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Correct answer: An employee with at least 1 year in the company. Parental leave is open to any employee with at least 1 year of seniority in the company. It is possible at the birth or arrival of a child. The employee then stops work to look after the child.
Sources: Sheet “Congé parental d'éducation à temps plein pour un salarié du secteur privé” (French), read on 15 October 2026. Answer written by Hexaciv from this source. Hexaciv is an independent preparation tool. It is not an official website, is not linked to any government body and does not give legal advice. The authoritative source is the Ministry of the Interior's, cited on this page.
The four choices and why
- ✗ Only the child's mother, never the fatherSeulement la mère de l'enfant, jamais le pèreThe leave is not only for the mother: it is open to any employee who meets the condition.
- ✓ An employee with at least 1 year in the companyUn salarié qui a au moins 1 an d'ancienneté dans l'entrepriseCorrect answer. Parental leave is open to any employee with at least 1 year of seniority in the company. It is possible at the birth or arrival of a child. The employee then stops work to look after the child.
- ✗ A person who has never worked in any companyUne personne qui n'a jamais travaillé dans aucune entrepriseYou must be an employee to ask for this leave.
- ✗ An employee who has just joined the companyUn salarié qui vient d'entrer dans l'entrepriseAn employee who has just arrived does not yet have 1 year of seniority.
What the source says
« Le congé est ouvert à tout salarié ayant au moins 1 an d'ancienneté dans l'entreprise. »
Sentence copied word for word from the source, in French, read on 15 October 2026.
How it reads on exam day
The exam is in French, so this is the question you will see: « Qui peut demander un congé parental d'éducation ? ». Learn the English idea above and the French words in the options.
This question is on the official list for the resident card (CR) and on the naturalisation list (PDF read on 14 October 2026). The Ministry's wording: “Qui peut demander un congé parental d'éducation ?”.
Where the Ministry explains it
Sheet “Congé parental d'éducation à temps plein pour un salarié du secteur privé” (French).
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