Article L1234-8 of the French Labour Code
Circumstances leading to the suspension of the employment contract, either by virtue of legal provisions, a collective labour agreement or contractual stipulations, or customary practice, do not affect the employee’s seniority as assessed for the purposes of determining the period of notice provided for in 2° and 3° of article L. 1234-1. However, the period of suspension is not taken into account when determining the length of seniority required to…