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Employment: sick leave will generate paid leave
Employment: sick leave will generate paid leave – (France 2)
French law complies with European law, which provides that employees are entitled to leave, even if they are on sick leave. This decision divides.
Sick leave will generate paid leave. Justice has ruled: the French Labor Code must apply European law. All employees are entitled to the same leave, whether they are present or absent due to illness. Mélanie Gieu, administrative assistant, arrested for a year for burn-out, is in favor of this decision. “For a year, it was a very big struggle for me, for my family”, she remembers. For Jean-Baptiste Marechal, sales manager, this measure is unfair.
A cost of two billion euros per year, according to employers
The French rule is two and a half days of leave generated per month worked. According to employers, this measure would cost two billion euros per year for businesses. It could even be retroactive since 2009, the date on which European law should have applied in France. The Ministry of Labor specifies that a consultation is planned with the unions, Thursday December 14.
