Paragraph 1: Public policy

Any employee under the age of twenty-five wishing to participate in the activities of youth and popular education organisations and sports federations and associations approved by the administrative authority to promote the preparation and training or further training of managers and leaders is entitled, each year, to training leave for youth managers and leaders which may be taken in one or two instalments at the request of the beneficiary.

Leave is granted each year, at the employee’s request, regardless of age: 1° To any employee appointed to sit on a voluntary basis on the administrative or management body of an association governed by the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association or entered in the register of associations in application of the local civil code applicable in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, which…

The duration of the leave cannot be deducted from the annual paid leave and is treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of determining paid leave entitlements and all other rights resulting for the person concerned from his employment contract.

A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall determine, for the application of this sub-section : 1° The conditions under which the employer may defer the leave due to the specific needs of the company or its operations; 2° The conditions under which employees over the age of twenty-five may exceptionally be granted leave; 3° The conditions under which leave is granted to employees of public services and public companies; 4°…

In the event of a dispute, the employer’s refusal may be challenged directly by the employee before the industrial tribunal (Conseil de prud’hommes), ruling under the accelerated procedure on the merits, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.