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Article L3142-1-1 of the French Labour Code

Without prejudice to 4° of Article L. 3142-1, in the event of the death of a child under the age of twenty-five or of a person under the age of twenty-five who is effectively and permanently dependent on the employee, the employee is entitled, with justification, to eight days’ bereavement leave, which may be split under conditions laid down by decree. The employee shall inform the employer at least twenty-four hours before the start of each period of absence.

Bereavement leave may be taken within one year of the death of the child.

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Article L3142-1-1

Sans préjudice du 4° de l’article L. 3142-1, en cas de décès de son enfant âgé de moins de vingt-cinq ans ou d’une personne âgée de moins de vingt-cinq ans à sa charge effective et permanente, le salarié a droit, sur justification, à un congé de deuil de huit jours qui peuvent être fractionnés dans des conditions prévues par décret. Le salarié informe l’employeur vingt-quatre heures au moins avant le début de chaque période d’absence.


Le congé de deuil peut être pris dans un délai d’un an à compter du décès de l’enfant.

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