https://parole-de-rh.fr/en/tags/paid-leave/Recent content in Paid Leave on Parole de RHHugoen-USSat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://parole-de-rh.fr/en/blog/paid-leave-france-calculation-rules/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200https://parole-de-rh.fr/en/blog/paid-leave-france-calculation-rules/<blockquote> <p><strong>In short:</strong></p> <ol> <li><strong>Paid leave</strong> in France is earned at a rate of 2.5 working days per month of actual work, that is 30 working days (5 weeks) for a full year.</li> <li>It is taken over a period that always includes 1 May to 31 October, with at least 12 consecutive working days and at most 24 days in a row.</li> <li>The employer sets the order of departures and communicates the dates at least 1 month in advance.</li> <li>Holiday pay is the more favourable of two calculations: one tenth of gross pay or maintained salary.</li> </ol> </blockquote> <h2 id="paid-leave-who-is-entitled-and-from-when">Paid leave: who is entitled and from when?</h2> <p>Every employee is entitled to <strong>paid leave</strong> (congés payés) each year, whatever the employment contract: permanent, fixed-term or temporary agency contract. The rules presented here come from the Service-Public guide checked on 30 April 2026.</p>