France: 10% pay cut for pregnant civil servants: “unacceptable sexist discrimination” for trade unions [pay cut during sick leave starting earlier for pregnant women than other civil servants]
France: 10% pay cut for pregnant civil servants: “unacceptable sexist discrimination” for trade unions [pay cut during sick leave starting earlier for pregnant women than other civil servants]
Des syndicats de la fonction publique déplore la baisse de 10% de l'indemnisation des fonctionnaires enceintes en cas d'arrêt maladie ordinaire, évoquant une "mesure discriminatoire".
#10% pay cut for pregnant civil servants: “unacceptable sexist discrimination” for trade unions
Civil service unions deplore the 10% cut in compensation for pregnant civil servants on ordinary sick leave, calling it a “discriminatory measure”.
In a letter to the French government on Friday, civil service unions called for the “immediate withdrawal” of the 10% cut in compensation for pregnant civil servants on ordinary sick leave, “an unacceptably serious discriminatory measure”.
Since March 1, François Bayrou's government has reduced the pay of civil servants on sick leave from 100% to 90%, after a one-day waiting period which does not apply to pregnant women.
“Our trade union organizations solemnly denounce this unacceptably serious discriminatory measure against pregnant women working in the civil service”, they write.
The letter is addressed to Prime Minister François Bayrou, the Minister for the Civil Service, Laurent Marcangeli, and the Minister Delegate for Equality between Women and Men, Aurore Bergé. It has been signed by eight organizations: Solidaires Fonction publique, CGT Fonction publique, UFFA-CFDT, FSU, CFE-CGC, UIAFP-FO, Unsa Fonction publique, FA-FP. "Manifest sexist discrimination
“Your policy choices mean that pregnant women on ordinary sick leave - excluding leave for pathological pregnancy or maternity leave - will suffer a 10% loss of pay from the first day of sick leave,” the unions denounced.
“Thus, a woman whose pregnancy has been declared but who is forced to take a few days off work on the advice of her doctor will see her pay cut”, they illustrated.
The eight organizations are calling for “the immediate withdrawal” of this measure, described as “clear sexist discrimination”, and “a full guarantee of continued salary for all pregnant women placed on ordinary sick leave on medical advice, whatever the nature of the leave”.
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EDIT: i added context to the title to avoid confusion.
Wait, you Frenchies have 100% pay for ordinary sick leave??? I guess we'll have to get some hi viz vests and a handful of lighters over here.
Edit: is it just for civil servants? Do workers for private companies get a 100%?
It's not uncommon, even in "developing" countries. The USA really is a shithole.
I am from a 'developed' EU country. The first three days of sick leave you get nothing (this accounts for the vast majority of ordinary leaves) then 60% of the 'regulatory base' (which takes out 'pluses' or 'bonuses' that in some trades/jobs make for a substantial part of the wage) till the 20th day from there 75% (again without those extras).
In 22 years of working I've not been paid one single sick day.
Every company I’ve worked for in the USA has given 100% pay for sick time, but it’s usually limited to 10 days per year and unused time does not roll over from year to year. Sometimes companies combine sick time and vacation time into one lump of Paid Time-Off (PTO) and in those cases there might be less overall time compared to getting 10 days of vacation and 10 days of sick time, but those hours can roll over from year to year and might need to be paid out or used when you leave the company. Short-term and long-term disability leave I think sometimes goes to reduced pay, depending on what insurance plan they have covering that, but I’ve never used that so I’m not clear on how it works.
In Germany you get 100% for six weeks, after which you get 60% and the 60% are covered by the insurance not paid by the employer.
I think it's 100% after 1 to 3 days of sick leave
We still have too many people having kids! What can we do about that?
If I understand correctly (I didn't),
everyone got the cut to 90% except woman on maternity leave and pathological pregnancy. They are upset that if a pregnant woman otherwise takes sick time, they will see the 90% pay like everyone else.The headline made it sound like women were getting 90% pay for the entire pregnancy.
Pregnant women get the pay cut on the first day of being sick for something not pregnancy related. Everyone else just gets it starting the second day.
Oh so I didn't understand it correctly. Thank you for pointing it out. The difference between pregnant woman and everyone else is when the 90% pay kicks in.
So in general, people get 100% pay the first day of sick leave and 90% every day following.
They made a special carve-out for pregnant women so they get 90% on the first day.
Yeah that's shitty to go out of your way to hurt pregnant woman.
It is still pretty bad
Is anyone else clicking on an English headline but getting an article in French?
I couldn't find an English article on the issue, so i took a french one and provided the translation as text in the post.
Okay, thanks! I was wondering if it was a bizarre technical issue.