Leave of the employee for the marriage of his child
Verified 09 November 2021 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
The employee is entitled to one day off when his child marries. No length of service requirement is required for the employee to be entitled to the leave. The leave shall be taken during the period in which the event occurs. The leave is paid.
An employee with a child who marries shall be granted leave without any condition of seniority.
The duration of such leave may not be deducted from the number of days of paid leave employee's annual.
However, if the employee is already on leave at the time of his child's marriage, he cannot benefit from the leave for his child's marriage.
The duration of the leave shall be 1 day.
Please note
of treaty provisions may provide for a longer duration.
The employee must take his or her leave within the period in which the event occurs, but not necessarily on the same day.
On his return to the company, the employee provides his employer with a copy of his child's marriage certificate.
The day off is normally paid, as if it had been worked.
- Labor Code: Articles L3142-1 to L3142-3Right to leave, procedure and remuneration (public policy provisions)
- Labor Code: Article L3142-4Length of leave (scope of collective bargaining)
- Labor Code: Article L3142-5Length of leave (supplementary provisions)
- Employee leave for marriage or Civil partnershipsService-Public.fr