Can a public official return to work before the end of his sick leave?
Verified 27 October 2025 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Yes, you can return to work before the scheduled end date of your work stoppage on medical authorization.
The approach varies depending on whether you are a civil servant or a contract worker:
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Public servant
If you wish to return to work before the scheduled end date of your sick leave, you have to justify with your employer administration that you are fit to resume your functions.
To do this, you must have the doctor who prescribed your work stoppage establish a new work stoppage with an end date earlier than that initially planned.
Without this proof certifying that your state of health allows you to resume your duties, your employer administration may object to your return to work.
Contractual
If you wish to return to work before the scheduled end date of your sick leave, you have to justify with your employer administration that you are fit to resume your duties.
To do this, you must have the doctor who prescribed your work stoppage establish a new work stoppage with an end date earlier than that initially planned.
Without this proof certifying that your state of health allows you to resume your duties, your employer administration may object to your return to work.
You must also inform your CPAM: titleContent as soon as possible to suspend the payment of the daily sickness benefit (DSA).
You can inform your CPAM by phone.
You can also inform your CPAM from the Exchange Space of your ameli account.
If your administration is subrogated in your rights with the Health Insurance, it is it that informs your CPAM of your early resumption.
Subrogation is the mechanism that allows your employer administration to pay you all the remuneration that is due to you during sick leave and to receive in compensation in your place the IJ of the Social Security.
If applicable, your CPAM will recover any compensation that should not have been paid to you as a result of your early takeover.
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