Unpaid leave, what is possible and what is not
14 Mar, 2023 by
Need to breathe, carry out a personal project, make a dream come true, put your professional life on hold... unpaid leave allows you to do so, but under what conditions?
What are the consequences of an unpaid leave on the employment contract? How do you distinguish from holidays? Will the employee have the right to his salary, to the thirteenth salary and to the bonus? What about social insurance? What happens in case of dismissal?
This article develops the following topics:
- the concept of unpaid leave
- the right to unpaid leave
- distinction with holiday
- reduction of holiday entitlement
- financial consequences
- coverage by social insurance
- work for a third party during unpaid leave termination of the employment contract