Giving days of rest to an employee who is the parent of a critically ill or caregiver - Caregiver

The donation of days of rest is a device enabling any employee to give up all or part of his days of rest not taken for the benefit of another employee of the company.

The donation of days is made of anonymous and unrequited manner.

You can benefit from this donation of days of rest if you come to the aid of a relative with a disability (with a permanent incapacity of at least 80%) or an elderly relative and in loss of autonomy.

You come to help regularly and frequently, in a non-professional capacity, to perform all or part of the acts or activities of the daily life of the person being helped.

The relative may be one of the following:

• No one you live with in pairs
• Ascending, descendant, child for whom you are responsible (as defined in family benefits) or collateral up to 4^e degree (brother, sister, aunt, uncle, first cousin, nephew, niece)
• Ascending, descending, or collateral to 4^e degree of your spouse, cohabiting partner or Civil partnership partner
• An elderly or disabled person with whom you reside or with whom you have a close and stable relationship.

Donation may be for all days of rest not taken, except First 4 weeks of paid leave.

It may therefore concern the following days:

• Either the days corresponding to the 5^e paid holiday week

• Either compensating rest days granted under a working time reduction (RTT) scheme
• Other days of recovery not taken
• Or rest days from a time savings account (TSA)

If you wish to make a donation to another employee, you must make the request to your employer.

Your employer's agreement is indispensable.

Your employer may refuse you to donate days.

You send your employer a detailed medical certificate drawn up by the doctor responsible for following up the person you are helping.

This certificate attests to the illness, disability or accident of the person close to the person being assisted.

The certificate should state that sustained presence and compelling care are essential.

You keep your salary during your absence.

All periods of absence shall be treated as a period of actual work.

These periods of absence are taken into account to determine your seniority rights.

You also retain any benefits you acquired prior to the start of your absence.