First of all, the most important question: do I have the right to arrive late for work because I accompanied my child to school? Know that the Labor Code is silent on the issue, as recalled by Marie Sonnerat, jurist at Editions Tissot. You must therefore refer to your collective agreement. Several of them include provisions. This is the case of the collective convention of hairdressing, which grants an authorization of absence of three hours paid on the day of return, to accompany its children under thirteen years. In advertising, too, we are wide, with an authorization to take half a day at the request of the employee. In the cleanliness sector, up to one day off can be taken, but only for the child’s first day at school.
If the collective agreement does not provide anything, there may be a company agreement or a practice on this point. Remember to interview your staff representatives. Otherwise, the decision will be up to the entrepreneur. In the event of refusal, the only solution left to you is the day of RTT or the installation of a day of paid leave, unless you are on a day pass, of course, where the notion of delay does not exist.
To plan for this year also, the days when his child will be sick. Sick children’s days are only valid if their child is under 16 and their illness is confirmed by a medical certificate. The employee can then benefit from a day off, but he will not be paid. There is no seniority condition, but it must be the employee who is responsible for the child, of course.
For a sick child, you are entitled to a maximum of three days per year, but this can go up to five days if the child is under one year old and if the employee is solely responsible for at least three children under the age of sixteen years. Here again, there are more advantageous collective agreements, which provide for the maintenance of remuneration, but if the only labor code applies, you are not paid. Note that this type of leave is only valid for mild cases of illness. If the case is more serious, you have to ask for parental leave and you can then be absent for several months.