# Retirement age reduced and fifth week of paid leave expanded (1982)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1982-retirement-age-reduced-and-fifth-week-of-paid-leave-expanded
Location: France

Social reforms changed work and welfare arrangements under the new left government. Within the broader Fifth Republic period, The 1958 Constitution created a stronger presidency and a durable Fifth Republic. Decolonization, European integration, social change, economic shocks and recurring debates over identity, secularism and the role of the state have shaped contemporary France. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is François Mitterrand (President of the French Republic). Retirement age reduced and fifth week of paid leave expanded is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Retirement age reduced and fifth week of paid leave expanded is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [François Mitterrand](https://history-france.com/rulers/francois-mitterrand)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Retirement age reduced and fifth week of paid leave expanded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Retirement+age+reduced+and+fifth+week+of+paid+leave+expanded&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Retirement age reduced and fifth week of paid leave expanded](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Retirement+age+reduced+and+fifth+week+of+paid+leave+expanded)
- [Élysée — Institutions of the Fifth Republic](https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-institutions)