FranceMise en situation n° 54 · Rights and duties
Joana has been working in a company for six months. Her boss tells her she will not be entitled to any paid holiday before one year of work. Is he right?
In the exam (French)
Joana travaille depuis six mois dans une entreprise. Son patron lui dit qu'elle n'aura droit à aucun congé payé avant un an de travail. A-t-il raison ?
- aYes, paid holidays start only after a full year.Oui, les congés payés commencent seulement après un an complet.
- bYes, paid holidays exist only in the civil service.Oui, les congés payés existent seulement dans la fonction publique.
- cNo, she can go on holiday whenever she wants, without asking.Non, elle peut partir en vacances quand elle veut, sans demander.
- dNo, each month worked gives the right to days of paid holiday.Non, chaque mois travaillé donne droit à des jours de congés payés.Correct answer
Why?
Every employee earns 2.5 working days (jours ouvrables) of paid holiday per month of work, which makes five weeks a year. They can take them as soon as they have earned them, on dates agreed with the employer. During paid holidays, the salary continues to be paid.
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Mise en situation n° 58
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Source
Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.
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