Q: Is there a seniority requirement for time away from an election campaign?

Everything employee shall be granted time off to take part in an election campaign provided that he is a candidate for a parliamentary or local mandate. No seniority requirements of the employee is not required. This right is granted to the employee who is a candidate in the following elections: Municipal Departmental Regional European Corsican Assembly National Assembly Senate Council of the Metropolis of Lyon En savoir plus sur Service Public

Q: How should an employee running for election request an absence from his employer?

The employee must notify his employer at least 24 hours before the start of each absence (written or oral). The employer cannot refuse the employee's request for absence. Each absence must be at least equivalent to half a full day. En savoir plus sur Service Public

Q: What happens during the absence of the employee who participates in an election campaign?

If the employee request , the duration of his absences during his participation in an election campaign may be counted against his paid leave, within the limit of his rights acquired on the date of 1er ballot. If these days of absence are not counted against paid leave, they are not paid. In this case, these unpaid days may be clawed back, in agreement with the employer. En savoir plus sur Service Public

Q: Are the days of absence in the event of participation in an election campaign taken into account for the calculation of the employee's seniority?

The days of absence, paid or unpaid for participation in an election campaign shall be treated as a period of actual work. En savoir plus sur Service Public

Q: Are the days of absence in the event of participation in an election campaign taken into account for the acquisition of the employee's paid leave entitlements?

The days of absence, paid or unpaid for participation in an election campaign shall be treated as a period of actual work. En savoir plus sur Service Public

Question 1

Is there a seniority requirement for time away from an election campaign?

Accepted Answer

Everything employee shall be granted time off to take part in an election campaign provided that he is a candidate for a parliamentary or local mandate.

No seniority requirements of the employee is not required.

This right is granted to the employee who is a candidate in the following elections:

Municipal
Departmental
Regional
European
Corsican Assembly
National Assembly
Senate
Council of the Metropolis of Lyon

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Question 2

How long is the employee's absence to participate in an election campaign?

Accepted Answer

The employee's period of absence varies according to the election in which he is a candidate, under the following conditions:

Tableau : Number of

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Question 3

How should an employee running for election request an absence from his employer?

Accepted Answer

The employee must notify his employer at least 24 hours before the start of each absence (written or oral).

The employer cannot refuse the employee's request for absence.

Each absence must be at least equivalent to half a full day.

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Question 4

What happens during the absence of the employee who participates in an election campaign?

Accepted Answer

If the employee request, the duration of his absences during his participation in an election campaign may be counted against his paid leave, within the limit of his rights acquired on the date of 1er ballot.

If these days of absence are not counted against paid leave, they are not paid.

In this case, these unpaid days may be clawed back, in agreement with the employer.

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Question 5

Are the days of absence in the event of participation in an election campaign taken into account for the calculation of the employee's seniority?

Accepted Answer

The days of absence, paid or unpaidfor participation in an election campaign shall be treated as a period of actual work.

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Question 6

Are the days of absence in the event of participation in an election campaign taken into account for the acquisition of the employee's paid leave entitlements?

Accepted Answer

The days of absence, paid or unpaidfor participation in an election campaign shall be treated as a period of actual work.

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Type of election	Number of working days authorized absences
Municipal elections	20
Departmental or regional elections	20
European elections	20
Elections to the council of a district of the city of Paris or the communes of Lyon and Marseille	20
Elections to the Council of the Metropolis of Lyon	20
Elections to the Corsican Assembly	20
Assembly elections in Guyana, Martinique and Mayotte	20
Elections to the National Assembly	20
Senate Elections	20

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Can an employee take time off to participate in an election campaign?

Is there a seniority requirement for time away from an election campaign?

How long is the employee's absence to participate in an election campaign?

How should an employee running for election request an absence from his employer?

What happens during the absence of the employee who participates in an election campaign?

Are the days of absence in the event of participation in an election campaign taken into account for the calculation of the employee's seniority?

Are the days of absence in the event of participation in an election campaign taken into account for the acquisition of the employee's paid leave entitlements?

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