Can an employee return to work before the end of his sick leave?

Yes, the end date of your sick leave can be brought forward if authorized by a physician during a consultation planned or requested by you.

Usually, it is the doctor who has completed your sick leave certificate.

The occupational doctor cannot modify a work stoppage in progress or allow an early resumption.

In the event of an early return to work, you must take the following steps:

1. Notify your employer so that it organizes your return to work.
   You can only return to work before the end of your stop that if your employer is informed and agrees, even if you have a medical certificate.
   The organization of a return visit to the occupational physician is mandatory when the sick leave lasts more than 60 days.
2. If you have obtained your employer's agreement to return to work, inform your social security organization (CPAM: titleContent, MSA: titleContent,...) by email or telephone as soon as possible to suspend the payment of daily sickness benefits (DSA).
   If it was the employer who directly collected the JI and maintained your salary during the stoppage, it is up to the employer inform the social security body of your early recovery. If your employer does not do so, by forgetting, and continues to collect JIs, your employer may be penalized financially and have to return the overpayments.
   Your social security organization can recover amounts that should not have been paid because of your early takeover.

If you have been replaced, as an employee on sick leave, you have the right to recover your position.

Even if you are medically fit and the mandatory visit has been made, you cannot return to work without your employer's consent. However, the latter must organize your resumption within a reasonable time and cannot refuse it without justification.

If you try to return to work without your employer's consent and without medical evidence, you may not be covered by your health insurance in case of a