No Holiday Entitlement in first year?

[robhaslam]

I have a 5 year detatchment agreement from the UK and I think there is a law somewhere which means that I cannot take a holiday for my first year in France without having to to gain the holidays first in one year to spend in the next.

I'm not sure if this is connected to tax payments?

Any help on this appreciated.

Regard,

-Rob-

[Teamedup]

I think this happens in many french companies. When my husband finishes he has all the holiday from the following year to take before he leaves, if you see what I mean.

It used to happen in the UK. I well remember working overtime to calculate holiday payments in April, based on the previous years income and time spent with the company during that previous year.

[Alan]

Teamedup I think you will find is correct on this as many French companies make you work a year in hand. My partner has worked for the same company for 9 years now ,first in Germany then England and now France. After she had been here a few months decided she wanted holiday and they told her that she had none to take. If she leaves the company they then will have to pay her for the 27 days that are owed or she then has to take them in the final notice period. In her case the company said after working 6 months she could take 12 days off with pay in the first year of being in france any other holiday was unpaid.Also when she left school in france many years ago the first company she worked for the same rule applied. But there seems to be many funny rules, she gets every other Friday off , which in theory is meant to work out for the 35 hour week , which in her case is a laugh. However if she takes holiday leading up to her Friday off then she is not entitled to the Friday off and this has to be taken as holiday. However if she takes the Monday after the Friday then that’s ok.