Public holiday during an employee's leave: what are the rules?
Verified 14 February 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
The inclusion of a holiday in the holiday statement depends on the opening of the company on that day.
The counting of a public holiday during the employee's leave is carried out as follows, depending on whether the public holiday is usually unemployed person or worked in the company:
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Usually non-working holiday
The holiday is not not counted paid leave.
The collection convention applicable to the company may specify whether the number of days of paid leave is calculated as working days or working days.
Count in working days
A week in working days includes every day of the week except the weekly rest day (usually Sunday), or 6 days.
Example :
An employee is on leave from August 12 to 18, 2024 and August 15 is unemployed person usually in the company. On August 15 falling on a Thursday, this day is not counted: the employee poses 5 days holidays (Monday 12, Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14, Friday 16 and Saturday 17 August).
Please note
The employer is not obliged to indicate on the pay slip how the leave is to be taken. However, the collective agreement applicable to the company can specify whether the number of paid holidays is calculated in working days or working days.
Count in working days
A week in working days generally includes Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (if the company is open on Saturday and closed on Monday, working days are Tuesday to Saturday), or 5 days.
Example :
An employee is on leave from August 12 to 18, 2024 and August 15 is unemployed person usually in the company. On August 15 falling on a Thursday, this day is not counted: the employee poses 4 days of holidays (Monday 12, Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14 and Friday 16 August).
The leave deducted in working days must guarantee the employee rights at least equal to those provided for in the case of calculation in working days.
Please note
The employer is not obliged to indicate on the pay slip how the leave is to be taken. However, the collective agreement applicable to the company can specify whether the number of paid holidays is calculated in working days or working days.
Public holiday usually worked
The public holiday is counted paid leave.
The collection convention applicable to the company may specify whether the number of days of paid leave is calculated as working days or working days.
Count in working days
A week in working days includes every day of the week except the weekly rest day (usually Sunday), or 6 days.
Example :
An employee is on leave from August 12 to 18, 2024 and August 15 is usually employed in the company. On 15 August falling on a Thursday (the working day usually worked in the company), this day is counted: the employee poses 6 days holidays (Monday 12, Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14, Thursday 15, Friday 16 and Saturday 17 August).
Please note
The employer is not obliged to indicate on the pay slip how the leave is to be taken. However, the collective agreement applicable to the company can specify whether the number of paid holidays is calculated in working days or working days.
Count in working days
A week in working days generally includes Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (if the company is open on Saturday and closed on Monday, working days are Tuesday to Saturday), or 5 days.
Example :
An employee is on leave from August 12 to 18, 2024 and August 15 is usually employed in the company. On 15 August falling on a Thursday (the working day usually worked in the company), this day is counted: the employee poses 5 days of holidays (Monday 12, Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14, Thursday 15 and Friday 16 August).
The leave deducted in working days must guarantee the employee rights at least equal to those provided for in the case of calculation in working days.
Please note
The employer is not obliged to indicate on the pay slip how the leave is to be taken. However, the collective agreement applicable to the company can specify whether the number of paid holidays is calculated in working days or working days.
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