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.