Jonathan Dupré, an employee at the French company Eurofloat

Jonathan Dupré, an employee at the French company Eurofloat, experienced an extraordinary act of solidarity in 2015 when his five-year-old daughter, Naëlle, was diagnosed with kidney cancer. After exhausting his leave days, Jonathan faced the difficult decision of leaving his job to care for her. However, his colleagues rallied together to donate 350 days of their own vacation time to him. This gesture, supported by the “Law Mathys,” a French regulation that allows workers to anonymously and freely donate their leave days to a coworker, enabled the father to be by his daughter’s side throughout her treatment with his salary intact. This heartwarming story illustrates how human unity can overcome any legal or financial hurdle.