France Paid Leave Calculator (congés payés and holiday pay)

Calculate paid leave in France (congés payés): 2.5 days per month worked, days earned during sick leave and holiday pay by the 1/10 or salary rule.

Days of paid leave earned
—Days from work
—Days from sick leave
—Holiday pay
—1/10 rule
—Salary maintenance rule

The reference period usually runs from 1 June to 31 May. Salary maintenance is estimated with 26 days a month (21.67 in jours ouvrés). Occupational accidents and illnesses count as work.

What it does

Every employee in France earns 2.5 working days (jours ouvrables, Monday to Saturday) of paid leave per month of actual work, up to 30 days, that is five weeks, rounded up to a whole day. Since the law of 22 April 2024, months of non-occupational sick leave also give 2 days a month, with the total capped at 24 days for the period. Holiday pay is the more favourable of one tenth of the gross pay of the reference period and the salary the employee would have earned while working.

How to use it

  1. Type the months worked and the months of sick leave in the reference period.
  2. To value the leave, type the gross pay of the period and the current monthly salary.
  3. Read the days earned and the holiday pay under both rules.

The arithmetic runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere and nothing is stored, so you can use these with real numbers.

Frequently asked questions

How much is a full year of leave?
12 months give 30 days. With 30,000 € of gross pay in the period, the 1/10 rule gives 3,000 €, more than the 2,884.62 € of a salary of 2,500 € maintained for 30 days.

Do I earn leave while on sick leave?
Yes, 2 days per month of non-occupational sick leave, but the total of the period cannot go above 24 days: 6 months of work and 6 months of sick leave give 15 + 9 = 24 days.

What is the difference between ouvrables and ouvrés?
Jours ouvrables count six days a week (30 days a year), jours ouvrés count five (25 days a year). Both give the same five weeks of leave.

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