• EUR 1589,47 per month

• Maximum of 35 hours per week

• Meal interval is 20 minutes for 6-9 hours worked & 45 minutes for 9 or more hours worked.

• Typical working hours are 08h00 to 18h00 Monday to Friday, which includes a 2-hour lunch internal

• Maximum of 13 overtime hours per week

• Employed between 0 and 8 days- 24 hours’ notice

• Employed between 9 days and 1 month- 48 hours’ notice

• Employed between 1 and 3 months- 2 weeks’ notice

• Employed between 3 months and 2 years- 1 months’ notice

• Employed for 2 or more years- 2 months’ notice

• Employed between 0 and 10 years (senior employee)- 25% of the gross monthly salary multiplied by years of seniority

• Employed for 11 or more years (senior employee)- 33.33% of the gross monthly salary multiplied by years of seniority

• Employed for 8 or more months (normal employee)- The greater amount of:

(i) the monthly average of the employees salary for the last 12 months of employment,

(ii) average monthly earnings of all months preceeding dismissal, or

(iii) 1/3 of the employees last 3 months worth of salaries

• Blue collar employees and clerks – 2 months

• Technicians and supervisors – 3 months

• Managers/executives – 4 months

• There is no statutory bonus

• It is common for employees to receive a 13th-month bonus at the end of December

• Collective Bargaining Agreements may mandate a bonus 

Public holidays 2022

• January 1st – New Year

• April 15th – Good Friday

• April 18th – Easter Monday

• May 1st – Labour Day

• May 8th – Victory Day

• May 26th – Ascension Day

• June 5th – Whit Sunday

• June 6th – Whit Monday

• July 14th – Bastille Day

• August 15th – Assumption Day

• November 1st – All Saints Day

• November 11th – Armistice Day

• December 25th – Christmas Day

• December 26th – St Stephens Day (observed in Alsace and Moselle only)

• 25 days per year (if work week is Monday – Friday)

• 30 days per year (if work week is Monday – Saturday)

• Collective Bargaining Agreements may make provision for additional leave days

Daily benefit is paid to employees by Social Security from the 4th day of absence from work

The employer is only required to pay the difference between this benefit and the employee’s normal compensation.

• Maximum 6 months per 3 years – Employee has worked for at least 150 hours over the 3 calendar months or 90 days prior to taking the sick leave

• Maximum 6 months per 3 years – Employee has paid social security contributions based on their gross earnings equivalent to 1,015 times the minimum hourly wage in the last 6 months prior to the Employee taking the sick leave

• Maximum 12 months per 3 years – Employee has worked at least 600 hours in the last 12 months prior to taking the sick leave

• Maximum 12 months per 3 years – Employee has paid social security contributions based on their gross earnings equivalent to 2,030 times the minimum hourly wage in the last 6 months prior to the Employee taking the sick leave

• Unpaid leave 

• 16 weeks- 1 child born (provided this is the mothers 1st or 2nd child) 

• 26 weeks- 1 child born (provided this is the mothers 3rd or more child) 

• 34 weeks- 2 children born  

• 46 weeks- 3 children born 

• Paid leave for the first 3 days. Unpaid leave for the remaining time off

• 25-day parental leave

• Unpaid leave

• Maximum of 1 year

Carer’s leave

• Sick or injured child – Unpaid leave. 3 days

• Disabled relative – Unpaid leave. 3 months 

Bereavement leave

• Death of a child  – Paid leave. 7 days

• Death of a partner – Paid leave. 3 days

• Death of a close relative – Paid leave. 3 days

• Child accident or disability – Paid leave. 2 days

• Family solidarity – Paid leave. 3 months

• Paid leave

• Wedding or civil union – 4 days

• Child’s wedding – 1 days

• Paid leave

• If 1 child is adopted – 10 weeks

• If more than 1 child is adopted – 22 weeks