Subsection 1: Public policy.

The solidarity day instituted to finance actions in favour of the autonomy of elderly or disabled people takes the form of : 1° An additional day’s unpaid work for employees ; 2° The contribution provided for in 1° of article L. 14-10-4 of the Code de l’Action Sociale et des Familles for employers.

Work performed during the Solidarity Day, up to a maximum of seven hours, does not give rise to remuneration: 1° For employees paid on a monthly basis, within this seven-hour limit ; 2° For employees whose remuneration is calculated by reference to an annual number of working days in accordance with article L. 3121-58, up to the value of one working day. For part-time employees, the seven-hour limit provided for…

The hours corresponding to the solidarity day, up to a limit of seven hours or the number of hours proportional to the contractual working hours for part-time employees, are not deducted from the annual overtime quota or from the number of overtime hours provided for in the employment contract of the part-time employee. They do not give rise to mandatory compensation in the form of time off.

When an employee who has already worked a solidarity day during the current year works a new solidarity day due to a change of employer, the hours worked on this day give rise to additional pay and are deducted from the annual overtime quota or from the number of overtime hours provided for in the employment contract of an employee working part-time. These hours give rise to compulsory time off…