Protection measures
Your working day cannot exceed 9 hours, even if your employment contract allows this.
You may only carry out strenuous or dangerous work that does not put you or your baby at risk. Your employer must carry out a risk analysis to make sure there is no threat at the workplace to you and your unborn child.
In the event of a risk to your health or safety, your employer must offer you equivalent employment that is safe and not overly demanding.
If you normally work between 8pm and 6am, you can request to work during the day in an equivalent job during the first six months of pregnancy.
It is strictly forbidden for pregnant women to work between 8pm and 6am during the eight weeks before giving birth.
You must have the possibility to lie down and rest during the day, in a separate room.
Absence and salary
throughout the breastfeeding phase, you can only work if you've agreed to do so;
your work day may not exceed 9 hours, even if your employment contract normally allows this;
you must be given time to breastfeed or pump milk. This time counts as paid work time (at least 30 minutes per day for a 4-hour workday; 60 minutes per day for workdays over 4 hours; and 90 minutes per day if the workday exceeds 7 hours);
you may ask not to be given strenuous or dangerous tasks.