- Application for employment: The employer can not refuse you a job because of your pregnancy. You are not required to declare your pregnancy in an interview or a recruiting questionnaire. Moreover, when the medical recruitment, the occupational physician should not reveal your status to your employer. Finally, pregnancy can be the cause of the interruption of your trial period.
- Declaration of Pregnancy: Pregnancy and working. There is no obligation on the date of declaration of your pregnancy to your employer. But the more you declare, the sooner you can enjoy the benefits of your situation after the 3rd month gestation (including protection against dismissal). You will anyway tell your employer before you go on maternity leave, otherwise it will be a breach of contract.
This announcement may be made by registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt containing a medical certificate attesting to your status or you can submit the paper by hand against a receipt, proof of the declaration of your pregnancy now. You must also provide the medical officer job description - pregnancy, which is found in your book of motherhood.
- Dismissal: Pregnant, you benefit from special conditions for protection. The labor law prohibits dismissal of a pregnant woman as soon as pregnancy is diagnosed. This protection runs from the declaration of your status until four weeks after the end of your maternity leave.
There are however, two protection schemes based on the period:
During the period preceding the maternity leave and four weeks that follow, this protection does not apply if the employer can demonstrate serious misconduct against you report your status (eg abuse, etc..) or an inability to maintain your policy for a reason unrelated to pregnancy (in case of business closure, downsizing, etc..).
During your maternity leave, no dismissal can take place. Thus, even if the dismissal is notified at a time when the law permits the termination of the contract may take effect during your maternity leave.
If the employer has notified a dismissal to a woman pregnant, the pregnancy has not been declared, the employee who is pregnant may cancel the dismissal sent by registered mail with acknowledgment of a medical certificate pregnancy within fifteen days of notification of dismissal by the employer. - Leave of absence: You have the right to go away for mandatory medical examinations under the medical supervision of pregnancy and delivery suites. These absences will result in no loss of pay because they are assimilated to periods of actual work.