Company closure for annual leave: is the employee compensated?

Verified 07 January 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

If the employer decides to close the company for a period of time (for example in August), the employee is compensated according to the number of days of earned leave. If the employee does not have enough days off, Pôle emploi can provide support. The aid is paid subject to conditions, depending on the situation of the employee before your employment.

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The employee has earned enough days off

The employee receives the paid leave allowance under the usual conditions.

He didn't buy enough days

If the employee does not have enough paid leave days to be compensated for the entire company closure, Pôle emploi may provide financial support for unpaid leave. This aid is paid subject to conditions, depending on whether or not the employee has received it Return to Employment Assistance (RWA) or the specific solidarity allowance (SSA) before he was hired.

The employee was receiving the RWA or SSA before he was recruited

Pôle emploi may pay him the return-to-work (ARE) or the specific solidarity allowance (SSA) if he received one of these before he was hired.

If this was the case, the employee must apply to the Pôle emploi agency to which he was attached as a job seeker.

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The amount of aid shall be calculated by Pôle emploi taking into account the following:

  • Number of days the company is closed
  • And paid leave entitlements acquired during the new employment
The employee did not receive the RWA or SSA before he was recruited

An employee may request advance paid leave from his employer.

The employer is not obliged to accept advance paid leave.

If the employer refuses the leave in advance, the employee must then take a unpaid leave.

Example :

In the event of the company being closed due to exceptional weather conditions, the employee may benefit from partial activity allowance, subject to conditions.