You are entitled to a minimum of 25 days holiday
per year and must have worked with your new
employer for at least three months before you are
entitled to take leave. Leave must be taken within the
calendar year. If you are unable to take your full
entitlement of holiday within this time frame for certain
reasons, such as work commitment or leave taken by
other employees, you may carry the remaining holiday
to the following calendar year, providing it is taken by
the 31st March.
There are ten public holidays per year:
If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, employees are entitled to a extra day’s leave in lieu of the holiday, which must be taken within three months.
You are entitled by law to take leave for the following reasons:
| marriage | 6 days |
| declaration of a partnership (partenariat, pacs) | 6 days |
| death of a spouse or partner, blood relative or relative by marriage of the first-degree | 3 days |
| death of the second-degree relative | 1 day |
| house move | 2 days |
| birth of a child | 2 days for the father |
| marriage or declaration of a partnership of a child | 2 days for each parent |
In case of serious illness, accident or imperative health reasons of a child under fifteen years, when the presence of a parent is required:
For details on parental leave entitlement, please click here.