France
Under French law, the employment contract of an employee who is
on sick leave is suspended. The employee is expected to inform his
or her employer and the relevant social security organisations of
the sickness absence within 48 hours, and will be entitled to
receive social security allowances while absent from work.
Depending on the provisions of the applicable collective
bargaining agreement, employees may be entitled to receive their
full salary for a limited period. In such cases it falls to the
employer to pay the difference between usual salary and the
allowances provided by the French social security
organisations.
Employees suffering from a workplace accident or occupational
disease benefit from protection during their sick leave, meaning
that their employment cannot be terminated.
