Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » France: Cour de cassation brings French law into line with European law as regards paid leave entitlements France: Cour de cassation brings French law into line with European law as regards paid leave entitlements Franceâs highest court has just corrected a legislative difference vis-Ă -vis European law where French employeesâ entitlement to paid leave following 12 months of accident at work or non-occupational illness had, until now, been suspended. Through Antoine Piel. Published on 14 September 2023 Ă 11h05 - Update on 14 September 2023 Ă 11h06 Resources On 13 September Franceâs highest court (Cour de Cassation) published five rulings which, taken together, offer âemployees’ rights to paid leave greater effectiveness.â The appeals concern periods of non-occupational illness and periods of workplace accident related-inactivity extending beyond a year,… This article is for subscribers only Already have an account? Log in You are not registered yet ? Sign up for a free trialfree for 15 days Online services : studies, analyses, databases and much more Daily Briefing : latest news digest Weekly letters Last name First name Email address Antoine Piel Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageCommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les derniĂšres publications What type of employment status will platform workers hold? mind RH updates its comparison of several countriesâ regulatory responses CSR: support for caregiving employees, a new challenge for companies Analyzes Les derniĂšres publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels