In France there are 11 bank holidays

• The 1^st of January (New year)
• The Easter Monday (the 28^th of March in 2016)
• The 1^st of May (Labor lay)
• The 8^th of May (2^nd world war victory)
• The Ascension (the 5^th of May in 2016)
• The With Monday (the 16^th of May in 2016)
• The 14^th off July (National day)
• The 15^th of August (Assumption day)
• The 1^st of November (All saints day)
• The 11^th of November (End of the 1^st world war)
• The 25^th of December (Christmas)

In Alsace-Moselle, the 26 of December is also a bank holiday, and some collective bargaining agreement can add other days to this list.

Rest on a bank holiday

By law resting on a bank holiday is not mandatory (except for workers under 18 years old).

However, it is very common by usage or collective bargaining agreement that the bank holidays be nonworking days.

FPExpert advice

In over 15 years of experience, never have I seen a rested bank holiday not be paid because the employee had less the 3 months of seniority. Even though it is legal it is never done.

Payment of a worked bank holiday

Contrary to popular believe, the hours worked on a bank holiday are not paid double.

By law a worked bank holiday is paid as a normal day.

However, a lot of collective bargaining agreement state otherwise. In this case the worked bank holiday is paid in compliance with the agreement.

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