© - ATH all rights reserved - Edition 2024 57 2024 EMPLOYER’S GUIDE Bereavement leave for a child : in the event of bereavement for a child under the age of 25, employees are given 8 days’ leave, which can be taken within one year of the death. Daily social security maternity benefits are paid for this leave and a supplement from the employer to ensure the salary is fully maintained. Leave for sick child : all employees whose dependent child under the age of 16 is ill or has suffered an accident can benefit from 3 to 5 days’ leave.Such leave is not paid. Parental leave for a child requiring constant care : all employees, whose dependent child is suffering from an illness or disability or has been the victim of a particularly serious accident requiring constant care, can benefit from leave of up to 310 working days maximum, over a maximum period of 3 years (renewal subject to conditions). Such leave is not paid by the employer. The employee may receive daily benefits for such leave. Employers may not terminate employees' contracts of employment during parental leave. Carer leave : all employees who want to care for a relative with a disability or loss of autonomy can benefit from leave for a period of time determined by collective agreement up to a maximum of 1 year, including renewals. Such leave is not paid by the employer. The employee can receive the daily carer allowance. Family support leave : all employees wishing to provide end-of-life support to a relative can benefit from leave for a period of time determined by collective agreement or failing this for a period of 3 months (renewable once). Such leave is not paid. The employee may receive a daily benefit for such leave. A company agreement, or a sector agreement, can set longer durations of leave for family events than the legal durations. However, a company agreement may be less favourable than the collective agreement. The employer will be prohibited from employing the employee during the 3-day birth leave and the 4-day paternity leave coming immediately after, i.e. a total period of 7 days. PARENTAL EDUCATION LEAVE Employees with 1 year’s length of service can benefit from parental leave. The initial duration is 1 year maximum, which can be extended up to the child’s 3rd birthday (or more in the event of multiple births) The employer cannot refuse this. Leave can be full-time or part-time. It is not paid by the employer. At the end of the leave, the employee must be returned to his/ her previous job or a similar job. The employee continues to be entitled to all benefits acquired before the start of the leave. Half of the period of full-time parental leave is taken into account for determining rights related to length of service (unless there is a more favourable provision). LEAVE FOR FAMILY REASONS Leave for family events : all employees can benefit from an exceptional authorised absence for family events (in working days) : Employee's wedding or civil partnership 4 days Wedding of a child 1 day Birth / Adoption 3 days Death of a child 12 or 14 days (children under 25) Death of spouse, civil partner, parent, brother or sister 3 days Announcement of the occurrence of a child disability or illness 5 days Such leave is classed as actual paid work and must be taken at the time of the events in question.
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