Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention sets the period during which the continuous portion of at least twelve working days is allocated and the rules for splitting the leave beyond the twelfth day.

If, in application of a legal provision, an employee’s working hours are counted on an annual basis, a company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an industry agreement may provide that leave taken in respect of the reference year may be carried over. In this case, leave may be carried over until 31 December of the year following the year in which the period for taking this leave began. The…