In the public service, do you lose RTTs if you are absent?
Verified 20 February 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Yes, any absencefor any reason, reduces the number of days of RTT.
In fact, the acquisition of RTT days is linked to the accomplishment effective weekly working hours exceeding 35 hours per week (excluding overtime).
And the allocation of RTT days is intended to avoid the completion of an annual working time exceeding 1 607 hours.
Consequently, days not worked for any reason shall not be regarded as actual working time and shall therefore not be entitled to RTT days.
This is particularly the case for leave granted for health reasons :
- Ordinary sick leave (CMO) of the official or sick leave of the contract staff member
- Long-term sick leave (LSW)
- Long-term leave (CLD)
- Sick leave (SMP)
- Accident at work Leave for temporary invalidity attributable to the official's service (Citis) or leave for the contract staff member's occupational disease
- Unpaid sick leave (of contract staff)
This is also the case in the case of maternity or leave for pathological diapers.
There is, however 2 exceptions :
- Leave granted under the right to organize
- Absence authorizations for which the text establishing them provides that they are to be treated as actual working time
The rule applies to all staff (civil servants or contract staff), irrespective of their civil service.
The number of days of RTT lost in the event of absence depends on the conditions of organization of working time.
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Weekly working hours exceeding 35 hours or variable work cycles
A number of RTT days shall be allocated annually to the staff member in one of the following 2 situations:
- Staff member who is required to work more than 35 hours a week throughout the year
- Agent subject to work cycles with variable weekly working hours
Weekly working time | Number of RTT days per year |
|---|---|
35:30 | 3 |
36 hours | 6 |
36:30 | 9 |
37 hours | 12 |
37:30 | 15 |
38 hours | 18 |
Between 38:20 and 39 | 20 |
39h | 23 |
40h | 28 |
Where the staff member works part-time, the number of days of RTT shall be reduced in proportion to the length of time worked.
Weekly working time | Number of RTT days per year full-time | Number of RTT days per year at 90% | Number of RTT days per year at 80% | Number of RTT days per year at 70% | Number of RTT days per year at 60% | Number of RTT days per year at 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40h | 28 | 25.2 | 22.4 | 19.6 | 16.8 | 14 |
39h | 23 | 20.7 | 18.4 | 16.1 | 13.8 | 11.5 |
38 hours | 18 | 16.2 | 14.4 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 9 |
37 hours | 12 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 6 |
36 hours | 6 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3 |
(the number is rounded up or down to half a day if necessary)
In case of absence, a reduction quotient of the number of days of RTT shall be calculated from the following:
- Number of days worked per year
- Number of RTT days allocated annually
- Number of days absent
The number of days worked per year is at least 365 - 104 days of rest per week - 25 days of annual leave - 8 public holidays, i.e 228.
The reduction quotient for RTT days is equal to the number of days worked per year divided by the number of RTT days. Where the staff member reaches, in the course of the year, either once or cumulatively, a number of days of absence equal to the reduction quotient, a day of RTT shall be deducted from his annual credit for days of RTT.
Example :
For a full-time staff member working 37 hours per week, the reduction quotient for the number of days worked in RTT is equal to 228 days worked per year / 12 days in RTT = 19 days.
If the agent is absent 19 days a year, one day of RTT is deducted from the 12-day principal (2 days if absent 38 days, etc.).
RTT days are deducted at the end of calendar year taking into account the total number of days absent.
If the number of RTT days to be deducted is greater than the number of RTT days granted for the year, the deduction is made on year N+1.
In case of mobility, a balance of any account must be transmitted to the agent.
Package agent
A staff member who is subject to a system of counting his working time in days (staff subject to the lump sum) generally benefits from 18 days of RTT (or even 20 days).
In case of absence, a reduction quotient of the number of days of RTT shall be calculated from the following:
- Number of days worked per year
- Number of RTT days allocated annually
- Number of sick days in the year
The number of days worked per year is at least 365 - 104 days of rest per week - 25 days of annual leave - 8 public holidays, i.e 228.
The reduction quotient for RTT days is equal to the number of days worked per year divided by the number of RTT days. Where the staff member reaches, in the course of the year, either once or cumulatively, a number of days of absence equal to the reduction quotient, a day of RTT shall be deducted from his annual credit for days of RTT.
Example :
For an agent with 20 days of RTT, the reduction quotient of the number of days of RTT is equal to 228 days worked / 20 days of RTT = 11.4 days rounded to 11.
If the agent is absent 11 days a year, one day of RTT is deducted from the 20-day principal (2 days if absent 22 days, etc.)
RTT days are deducted at the end of calendar year taking into account the total number of days absent.
If the number of RTT days to be deducted is greater than the number of RTT days granted for the year, the deduction is made on year N+1.
In case of mobility, a balance of any account must be transmitted to the agent.
Variable Hours
A staff member working variable hours may choose his daily working hours, subject to operational requirements and within a regulatory framework defined by his administration.
A device for debit credit allows it to build up RTT days.
Days of absence shall not give rise to any debit or credit.
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Weekly working hours exceeding 35 hours or variable work cycles
A number of RTT days shall be allocated annually to the staff member in one of the following 2 situations:
- Staff member who is required to work more than 35 hours a week throughout the year
- Agent subject to work cycles with variable weekly working hours
Weekly working time | Number of RTT days per year |
|---|---|
35:30 | 3 |
36 hours | 6 |
36:30 | 9 |
37 hours | 12 |
37:30 | 15 |
38 hours | 18 |
Between 38:20 and 39 | 20 |
39h | 23 |
40h | 28 |
Where the staff member works part-time, the number of days of RTT shall be reduced in proportion to the length of time worked.
Weekly working time | Number of RTT days per year full-time | Number of RTT days per year at 90% | Number of RTT days per year at 80% | Number of RTT days per year at 70% | Number of RTT days per year at 60% | Number of RTT days per year at 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40h | 28 | 25.2 | 22.4 | 19.6 | 16.8 | 14 |
39h | 23 | 20.7 | 18.4 | 16.1 | 13.8 | 11.5 |
38 hours | 18 | 16.2 | 14.4 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 9 |
37 hours | 12 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 6 |
36 hours | 6 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3 |
(the number is rounded up or down to half a day if necessary)
In case of absence, a reduction quotient of the number of days of RTT shall be calculated from the following:
- Number of days worked per year
- Number of RTT days allocated annually
- Number of days absent
The number of days worked per year is at least 365 - 104 days of rest per week - 25 days of annual leave - 8 public holidays, i.e 228.
The reduction quotient for RTT days is equal to the number of days worked per year divided by the number of RTT days. Where the staff member reaches, in the course of the year, either once or cumulatively, a number of days of absence equal to the reduction quotient, a day of RTT shall be deducted from his annual credit for days of RTT.
Example :
For a full-time staff member working 37 hours per week, the reduction quotient for the number of days worked in RTT is equal to 228 days worked per year / 12 days in RTT = 19 days.
If the agent is absent 19 days a year, one day of RTT is deducted from the 12-day principal (2 days if absent 38 days, etc.).
RTT days are deducted at the end of calendar year taking into account the total number of days absent.
If the number of RTT days to be deducted is greater than the number of RTT days granted for the year, the deduction is made on year N+1.
In case of mobility, a balance of any account must be transmitted to the agent.
Package agent
A staff member who is subject to a system of counting his working time in days (staff subject to the lump sum) generally benefits from 18 days of RTT (or even 20 days).
In case of absence, a reduction quotient of the number of days of RTT shall be calculated from the following:
- Number of days worked per year
- Number of RTT days allocated annually
- Number of sick days in the year
The number of days worked per year is at least 365 - 104 days of rest per week - 25 days of annual leave - 8 public holidays, i.e 228.
The reduction quotient for RTT days is equal to the number of days worked per year divided by the number of RTT days. Where the staff member reaches, in the course of the year, either once or cumulatively, a number of days of absence equal to the reduction quotient, a day of RTT shall be deducted from his annual credit for days of RTT.
Example :
For an agent with 20 days of RTT, the reduction quotient of the number of days of RTT is equal to 228 days worked / 20 days of RTT = 11.4 days rounded to 11.
If the agent is absent 11 days a year, one day of RTT is deducted from the 20-day principal (2 days if absent 22 days, etc.)
RTT days are deducted at the end of calendar year taking into account the total number of days absent.
If the number of RTT days to be deducted is greater than the number of RTT days granted for the year, the deduction is made on year N+1.
In case of mobility, a balance of any account must be transmitted to the agent.
Variable Hours
A staff member working variable hours may choose his daily working hours, subject to operational requirements and within a regulatory framework defined by his administration.
A device for debit credit allows it to build up RTT days.
Days of absence shall not give rise to any debit or credit.
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