Sick leave: reduction in the compensation period for certain long-term leave

The first decree lowers from 3 to 1 year the maximum derogating period for compensation for work stoppages for certain insured persons suffering from an individualized condition severe enough to justify a work stoppage of more than 6 months, but which does not result from an accident at work, an occupational disease ora long-term condition (ALD).

The following are concerned: insured persons covered by the general scheme and the agricultural scheme, clerics and notary employees. A second decree extends the provisions to self-employed workers, public officials and magistrates, ministers of religion.

The reduction to 1 year applies to:

• judgments prescribed from 15 October 2026;
• ongoing outages reaching 6 months after 15 October 2026.

In order to benefit from a new compensation period of 1 year for the same illness, the employee must have resumed his work for at least 1 year.

Insured persons who have already been out of work for more than 6 months as of October 15, 2026 remain subject to the old rule and may be compensated for up to 3 years.

The duration of payment of the daily allowances also remains fixed at a maximum of 3 years for insured persons with ALD.